Industry Updates

Use of advisers stagnates among SMSFs: Investment Trends

Around a quarter of SMSF trustees have a financial adviser with the advice gap doing little to prevent demand being fulfilled – only one-in-five non-advised trustees have any interest in pursuing advice.

Challenger, Ensombl boost adviser resources amid persistent inflation struggles

Amid ongoing cash rate rises from the central bank to curb inflation, Challenger and Ensombl have published a joint resource that aims to support financial advisers in mitigating the rising cost pressure placed on retirees.

Former FSC head appointed as Ignition Advice chair

Digital advice firm Ignition Advice has appointed former Financial Services Council CEO Sally Loane as chair.

FSC releases updated template for TMDs

The Financial Services Council has released an updated template Target Market Determination for fund managers.

Fourth Line acquires AI assets from TIQK

Advice regtech firm Fourth Line has purchased the core intellectual property (IP) of defunct software company TIQK, including artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies.

Yarra announces appoints investment manager

Yarra Capital Management has appointed Jessica Ren as investment manager of its fixed-income team.

Vision Super and Active Super to merge

Vision Super and Active Super will merge to create a $27 billion fund with 170,000 member accounts, and a broader geographic presence across NSW and Victoria.

New Quantum completes stage one of Morrison Securities acquisition

Technology company New Quantum Holding has completed stage one of its 80 per cent acquisition of Morrison Securities from ASX-listed licensee Sequoia Financial Group.

What on Earth were they thinking?

The recently revealed PwC tax consulting scandal offers some important messages to licensed financial advisers and their industry bodies about the ethical obligations of a profession when dealing with conflicts of interest, writes chartered accountant Robert M C Brown.

CSC ups cybersecurity budget by 22pc in FY24

The Commonwealth Superannuation Corp will increase its cybersecurity budget by 22 per cent in FY24 after the cyber attacks on Optus, Medibank, and Latitude Financial Services, according to CSC head of security Daminda Kumara.

NGS Super appoints CEO

NGS Super has appointed acting CEO Natalie Previtera to the role permanently after a national recruitment process.

Alphinity and CSIRO partner for responsible AI framework

Boutique active equities fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has partnered with national science agency CSIRO to develop a framework to help the investment community assess responsible artificial intelligence (AI) practices and integrate them into ESG considerations.

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