Industry Updates

Prime Value appoints heads of distribution & marketing

Boutique investment house Prime Value Asset Management has appointed Nathan Wares and Kate Mulham as head of distribution and head of marketing and communications, respectively.

Sequoia announces three senior hires

Sequoia Financial Group has picked up new hires from ASIC, WT Financial Group and Praemium across its operations, legal, and compliance divisions.

Surge in online superannuation searches: ART data

Online searches relating to superannuation have doubled over the last four years, according to data from Australian Retirement Trust. 

Principal Asset Management appoints MD

Investment company Principal Asset Management has appointed Michael Goosay as the managing director of global fixed income and portfolio manager on select strategies. 

Northern Trust appoints head of global fund services

Financial institution Northern Trust has appointed Caroline Higgins as head of global fund services in the Asia Pacific. 

TAL named AFLW insurance partner

TAL will become the official life insurance partner of AFLW, the highest level competition for women’s Australian rules football, for three years. 

‘Necessary’ for super funds to provide advice: Jones

Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has told the Retirement Conference in Canberra that superannuation funds must provide forms of advice to members in order to meet their obligations under the Retirement Income Covenant. The comments come as part of the government’s push for funds to lift member experience standards.

Almost 10m Australians using Moneysmart

ASIC’s consumer-focused general financial advice website Moneysmart achieved almost 10 million users during the past financial year.

Uncertainty among clients reflected in plunge in adviser sentiment: CoreData

Economic uncertainty has seen a flight to cash among high-net-worth investors, and more clients opting to work longer and retire later. This downturn in sentiment is rubbing off on advisers, who are also forecasting a less rosy quarter ahead.

With great data, comes great responsibility

Good advisers never stop asking questions, making it imperative for advice businesses to have an efficient system for gathering, storing and updating data, Paul Moran writes.

HESTA managing almost 10pc of its portfolio in-house

Industry super fund HESTA is now internally managing almost 10 per cent ($7 billion) of its portfolio in-house, eighteen months after it launched its internalisation strategy. 

‘No regrets’: Six Park CEO still bullish on digital advice model

Robo-adviser Six Park is hopeful that a digital financial advice market can still thrive in Australia, even as it shuts down its investment management service. CEO Pat Garrett says the “slow-moving” QAR process and risk-averse culture stopped the seven-year-old start-up from attracting big dealer groups and institutional clients.

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