Industry Updates

Lanteri Partners launches white-label solution with OpenInvest

Melbourne wealth manager Lanteri Partners has launched Medici Invest, an online solution providing investment strategies to a wider audience of emerging affluent Australians. 

Bloch appointed CSLR chair, further legislative amendments due

Former FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch has been announced chair of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort board by the government, which is also promising legislative amendments to clarify the scope of the scheme for consumers.

Asena Family Office opens shop in Australia

US-based Asena Family Office has launched an Australian-based arm of its business, with Melbourne boutique wealth management firm Giles Wade joining the group. 

MLC Life nabs Cbus talent as chief technology officer

MLC Life Insurance has appointed Mirella Robinson to the newly created role of chief technology officer.

Profitable and ethical advice a prime opportunity for young advisers

Profitable delivery of reasonably priced and ethical financial advice to younger Australians is an important opportunity for a new generation of professional advisers, provided the regulatory environment is appropriately structured, writes financial educator, Robert M C Brown.

NZ Super appoints new chair

Guardians of NZ Super has appointed John Williamson as the Kiwi sovereign fund’s chair, replacing Catherine Drayton who is stepping down at the end of this week. 

Global pension assets approach $85t after 2023

Global pension assets have risen 11 per cent to reach US$55.7 trillion ($84.9 trillion) in 2023, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute’s latest Global Pension Assets Study. 

REST makes first impact investment in listed equities

Retail workers industry fund REST has made its first listed equity impact investment, committing $150 million into a mandate with asset manager Ninety One.  

Iress sells OneVue platform business to Praemium

Iress has agreed to sell the platform business it acquired from OneVue to ASX-listed platform technology provider Praemium.

Aware Super to fuel sustainability transition with global co-investment

Aware Super has made a US$50 million ($76 million) co-investment alongside Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) into a specialty infrastructure finance company helping to fund the North American sustainability transition. 

‘On the other side of calamity’: AMP eyes brighter advice future

In Adelaide at AMP’s 2024 Advice Live event, group executive for advice Matt Lawler explained why he believes AMP’s advice business is very different from a few years ago. The candid discussion comes amid the canvassing of views from the network over whether they want to maintain the security of institutional backing or if it is time for a stand-alone spin-off.

Growth mindset and ignoring the noise

Practices that want to maintain a growth mindset should focus on honing their internal processes and procedures, according to AFSL consultancy Tangelo Advice Consulting, and try to ignore a noisy regulatory environment.

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