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Sargon lender sends in voluntary administrators

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Taiping Trustees on Friday appointed voluntary administrators for Sargon Capital and two Trimantium companies, in what could eventually decide Sargon's fate.

Northern Trust climbs custody league tables

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Northern Trust has rocketed up the asset servicing performance tables, after adding almost 30% to its assets under custody in the second half of 2019.

Morningstar boosts financial planning capabilities

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Morningstar will acquire a Canadian financial planning and risk-profiling software firm, in a bid to expand its advice capabilities world-wide.

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Allianz Retire+ is partnering with a goals-based advice technology outfit to offer advisers more certainty when building retiree portfolios with its Future Safe investment product.

HUB24 also in line at Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
HUB24 is owed about $4 million by Sargon subsidiaries, joining the group's other secured creditors OneVue, Westpac and Taiping Trustees.

Link's superannuation arm takes a hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Link's retirement and superannuation solutions business took a hit in the first half of the year, as client losses and regulatory reforms impacted the segment.

Sargon finds buyer for trustee business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Sargon has found a buyer for its trustee and responsible entity businesses, as OneVue and Taiping Trustees chase the ultimate holding company for outstanding payments.

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
For investors keen to claim their stake in local tech companies early in the wave, financial advisers have a new solution.

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
McGrathNicol has partnered to launch a tech-enabled forensic investigations service to help Australian businesses detect cybercrime.

Netwealth gains $9.5bn, reveals expansion plans

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Netwealth's funds under administration grew by $9.5 billion in the first half of 2020, as the platform reveals plans to expand its distribution team.