Put guardrails in place or face a return to vertical integration

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Guardrails need to be put in place before implementing some of the Quality of Advice (QAR) recommendations related to non-relevant providers giving ‘good advice’, or Australia will likely face a... Read more continue reading

DASH expands with 10 new hires following capital raise in March

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DASH Technology Group has expanded for the second time this year, hiring 10 staff across operations, platform, superannuation, product development, and client success teams. The industry leading fintech company completed... Read more continue reading

AMP Limited provides Q1 23 Bank, AUM and cashflows update

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Key points Continued disciplined growth in AMP Bank, with loan book increasing by $0.2 billion to $24.2 billion. Australian Wealth Management (AWM) assets under management (AUM) increased by $2 billion... Read more continue reading

State Street APAC CEO Mostapha Tahiri takes on additional responsibilities to lead the company’s Middle East business

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State Street has announced that Mostapha Tahiri, Asia Pacific chief executive officer, will take on additional responsibilities to lead the company’s Middle East business, effective immediately. Tahiri will serve as... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association appoints Head of Membership & Corporate Development

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The SMSF Association has appointed, Neil Sparks, as Head of Membership & Corporate Development, effective 1 May 2023. Sparks is a Fellow of the SMSF Association and has held the Association’s... Read more continue reading

SG Hiscock & Company commences strategic partnership with abrdn

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High conviction fund manager SG Hiscock & Company (SG Hiscock) has become the wholesale distribution partner of abrdn in the Australian market, effective yesterday. The firm has also successfully completed the... Read more continue reading

Delia Rickard joins board of Ecstra Foundation

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Ecstra Foundation Ltd (Ecstra) has appointed Ms Delia Rickard to its board, effective as at 18 April 2023. Ms Rickard has over thirty years’ experience working on behalf of consumers. ... Read more continue reading

Revolution Asset Management wins private debt mandate from UniSuper

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UniSuper, one of Australia’s largest super funds with more than 620,000 members and over A$115 billion in funds under management has appointed specialist private debt manager, Revolution Asset Management to manage an... Read more continue reading

AFCA makes latest update to its public complaints database

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its six-monthly update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to financial firms and consumers. This update adds... Read more continue reading

Regal Partners announces appointment of William Myer as Investment Director, Family Office and Private Clients

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ASX-listed specialist alternatives manager Regal Partners (ASX:RPL) has announced the appointment of William Myer to Regal’s sales and distribution team, in a newly created role of Investment Director, Family Office... Read more continue reading