Financial product registrations surge in March Quarter 

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Despite recent reports of falls in fund inflows, the number of unlisted financial products registered in the Australian market during the March quarter continued to surge, with product registration levels... Read more continue reading

Principal Financial Group® announces Global Financial Inclusion Index

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Principal Financial Group® has announced it will launch the Global Financial Inclusion Index (“Index”) in collaboration with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The inaugural Index and its analysis... Read more continue reading

Redpoint appoints Hunter Page and Chris Parks to lead impact investing

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Redpoint Investment Management has added to its impact investing capability with the appointments of Hunter Page and Chris Parks as Portfolio Managers. Mr Page and Mr Parks join from Australian... Read more continue reading

SG Hiscock appoints Giles Croker as CEO

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Melbourne-based asset management firm SG Hiscock & Company has appointed Giles Croker as chief executive officer and chief operating officer. Founder and managing director Stephen Hiscock will continue with the... Read more continue reading

Ostrum Asset Management appoints Frédéric Leguay Head of Equities Ostrum Asset Management

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(Ostrum AM), an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announces the appointment of Frédéric Leguay as Head of Equities. He will report to Gaëlle Malléjac, Head of Insurance and ALM Solutions... Read more continue reading

Go-ahead for plans to create a $22.5 billion customer-owned banking giant

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Heritage Bank and People’s Choice Credit Union, two of Australia’s leading customer-owned banking organisations, will proceed with merger plans following completion of an extensive due diligence process which confirmed the... Read more continue reading

Akambo accelerates service offering with First Financial merger

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Two well-established wealth management firms, Akambo Financial Group and First Financial have increased their capabilities in providing market leading investment solutions to the advisory market, with a merger consolidating offerings... Read more continue reading

Lifespan appoints industry veteran as new head of self-licensee offering

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Lifespan Financial Planning, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned financial advice networks, has appointed Tony Mantineo as the National Practice Consultant and Head of Lifespan Partnership, a broad ranging support service... Read more continue reading

VFMC and CFA Societies Australia join initiative to attract more women into investments

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State-owned asset manager Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and CFA Societies Australia are the latest organisations to join Future IM/Pact – an industry campaign building a pipeline of future female... Read more continue reading

North’s ESG AUM growing 6.5 times faster than other investments

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North, one of Australia’s leading investment platforms, has seen assets under management (AUM) for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment options grow 6.5 times faster than non-ESG investments during... Read more continue reading