Equity Trustees completes Australian Executor Trustees integration on time and on budget

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EQT Holdings Limited (ASX: EQT) (Equity Trustees), announced it had completed the integration of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET). The completion was marked by the conclusion of the Transition Service... Read more continue reading

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new Chief Risk Officer

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Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, is pleased to announce the appointment of Darryl Burke as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective 17 March 2025. Darryl will... Read more continue reading

More Australians forced to leave work for good over their mental health and at a younger age, new landmark report shows

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n alarming number of Australians in their 30s are leaving the workforce permanently because of their mental health, according to new research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers... Read more continue reading

Australian GDP and the RBA: the February door is ajar

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In some sense the September quarter national accounts don’t reveal much that wasn’t already known. Private demand is weak, but apparent supply constraints (exemplified by ongoing languishing productivity) are a... Read more continue reading

Goldilocks stayed for 2024, but what’s in store for investors in 2025?

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Key points The key themes for 2024 were: better than feared growth; global divergence; more disinflation; falling interest rates but with Australia lagging; and more geopolitical threats but not as... Read more continue reading

Muzinich MLoan Private Credit Fund receives ‘Recommended’ rating from Lonsec

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Muzinich & Co. (“Muzinich”), the global corporate credit specialist, today announced that Lonsec, one of Australia’s most respected investment research firms, has awarded its Muzinich MLoan Private Credit Fund (the... Read more continue reading

T. Rowe Price promotes Cassandra Crowe to Head of Asia Pacific Consultant Relations

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T. Rowe Price, a leading global asset manager with US$1.61 trillion asset under management[1], has promoted Cassandra Crowe to Head of Asia Pacific Consultant Relations. This appointment comes as the... Read more continue reading

FAAA cautiously positive on Tranche 2 reforms: final detail will be important

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The FAAA is cautiously positive on the government’s announced DBFO Tranche 2 reforms in response to the Quality of Advice review, however CEO Sarah Abood said the final detail will be... Read more continue reading

Centrepoint Alliance and FNZ announce the launch of IconiQ Investment Platform

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Centrepoint Alliance, a leading provider of advice and business services to financial advice firms throughout Australia, and FNZ, a leading global wealth management platform, have announced the launch of a... Read more continue reading

Australians the big winners as critical advice reforms are given green light

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Australians looking for more ways to get affordable financial advice are the big winners following the Federal Government’s promise of widespread advice reforms as early as next year. The Council... Read more continue reading