Rest commits $1 billion to green data centres
Rest has invested $1 billion in green data centres via renewable and clean energy infrastructure manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.
November 22, 2023
Coredata appoints Dean Thomas as APAC head
Coredata Research has appointed Dean Thomas as CEO of CoreData APAC.
November 22, 2023
The best of financial planning in Australia recognised at inaugural FAAA Awards
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has announced the 2023 winners of the inaugural FAAA Awards across six professional categories.
November 21, 2023
Professionalism fights its way back onto FAAA agenda
The Financial Advice Association is canvassing member views for its policy platform up to 2030. While advocacy was raised as a key concern by members during the merger of the two main advice associations earlier this year, the ongoing professionalism of financial advice has not been forgotten by the membership base.
November 21, 2023
Total super assets hit $3.56 trillion in September: APRA
Australia’s total superannuation assets have increased 8.5 per cent year on year thanks to strong contribution inflows and positive investment returns.
November 21, 2023
Acadian paper highlights extension strategies
A new paper identifies the differentiation of strategies that improve risk-adjusted performance from those that simply amplify active risk.
November 21, 2023
CFS launches new integration feature for FirstChoice platform
Platform aiming to reduce set-up time for new and existing accounts via integration with wealth management software Xplan.
November 21, 2023
WT Financial Group picks up Millennium3 for $2m
Just months after Insignia Financial signalled its intention to offload its licensee businesses, WT Financial Group will pick up Millennium3 bringing on board 75 advice practices and 140 advisers.
November 21, 2023
Growth funds’ returns dip in October: Chant West
The return of median superannuation growth funds (invested 61 to 80 per cent in growth assets) fell 1.5 per cent in October, according to fund research group Chant West.
November 20, 2023
Retail super giants abandon ASFA, adding to financial woes
Insignia Financial and Colonial First State ceased their membership of the troubled Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia in recent months. The exit of two major members is expected to result in a financial hit of at least $150,000 for the peak body and follows a round of staff redundancies.
November 20, 2023
