Australian Unity Trustees appoints head of partnerships

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Australian Unity Trustees has appointed Sally Fenemor to the newly-created position of head of partnerships.  In the role Ms Fenemor will be responsible for managing Australian Unity Trustees’ relationships with... Read more continue reading

Fintech meets traveltech as TildaTravel launches in Australia

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Mark Tarring, founder and CEO of TildaTravel, has announced the launch of a new Australian traveltech and fintech platform, under the travel and travel money brand TildaTravel. TildaTravel’s proprietary API-based... Read more continue reading

Flexstone Partners and Hostplus to launch US private equity emerging managers program

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Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, and Hostplus, a top-performing Australian superannuation fund, will start a US private equity emerging managers program dedicated to... Read more continue reading

Self-directed investors urged to act swiftly to address investment landscape changes amidst interest rate announcements

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Clime Asset Management has warned that self-directed investors can’t be complacent following a major shift in the investment landscape following the US Federal Reserve’s announcement delaying further interest rate increases for... Read more continue reading

Royal Commission failed to understand value of advice

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has prepared a further paper in response to the Banking Royal Commission Final Report, calling out its failure to acknowledge the value of financial advice. In the paper,... Read more continue reading

Super policy and defaults the critical drivers of member outcomes

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Vanguard has released its second edition of How Australia Saves – a report which takes a deep dive into how Australians are managing their superannuation savings and the outcomes they... Read more continue reading

Spending growth lifts in February

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending is growing at the fastest rate in nine months according to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI). The BSI, a measure of... Read more continue reading

Viridian Financial Group acquires part of Westpac’s BT Financial Advice business and intends to establish a new AFSL to support BTGL Licensees

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Viridian Financial Group Ltd (Viridian), a self-licensed, national advice business offering wealth and retirement planning, investment management and other solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire part of Westpac’s BT... Read more continue reading

AMP cuts fees for its flagship MyNorth wrap platform

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AMP has announced a series of fee reductions to its flagship MyNorth wrap platform, benefiting more than 85,000 clients. The reductions will provide significant savings for existing and new superannuation,... Read more continue reading

Aussie housing wealth falls; Sydney home sales activity hits 15½-year low

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Home prices; Consumer sentiment; Reserve Bank Board minutes Home prices: The Bureau of Statistics reports that Australian home prices fell by 2.4 per cent in the December quarter to stand... Read more continue reading