Industry Updates

FAAA members awarded in Australia Day honours

The Financial Advice Association has announced Diana D'Ambra and Susanne Dahn have being made a member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for their services to the business, finance, and banking industries.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 29, 2024

Wealth firm relaunches as Intelligent Planning

Dirigere Advisory has relaunched as Intelligent Planning from 15 January, a boutique financial licensing offering operating through the Dirigere licence.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 29, 2024

Aware Super goes international for head of public market equities

Aware Super has named Agnes Hong as its head of public market equities. Relocating from Philadelphia, she will oversee a portfolio of roughly $90 billion.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 25, 2024

Pacific Life Re announces global restructure

Reinsurance company Pacific Life Re has moved to a product-based organisational structure globally.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 25, 2024

Former SQM head Rob da Silva joins Research IP

Rob da Silva has joined Research IP following his departure from SQM Research last year.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 25, 2024

Adviser exam changes to go ahead

ASIC has announced it will implement the government’s amendments to the adviser exam, which had received strong support from industry associations.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 24, 2024

Northern Trust raids Robeco for quantitative solutions talents

Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed Milan Vidojevic as its director of quantitative solutions, international.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 24, 2024

Advice firm Alteris appoints JANA as investment consultant

Wealth management firm Alteris Financial Group has appointed JANA as its investment consultant.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 24, 2024

Diverger shareholders approve Count acquisition

Diverger shareholders have voted to approve the 100 per cent acquisition of Count which was announced last year.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 23, 2024

Australians happy to use super to pay for advice: CFS research

Research from Colonial First State has found 93 per cent of Australians believe people need financial advice and almost two in three are interested in using the funds in their super to pay for that advice.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 23, 2024

AMP Super appoints TAL as default insurance provider

AMP has appointed TAL as its default and retail insurance provider for AMP superannuation fund members, including its SignatureSuper offer.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 22, 2024

TAL appoints chief claims officer

TAL has appointed Georgina Croft as its chief claims officer and to the executive team, replacing Jenny Oliver who was named TAL chief executive, group life and retirement in October 2023.

Industry UpdatesJanuary 22, 2024

FAAA members awarded in Australia Day honours

Wealth firm relaunches as Intelligent Planning

Aware Super goes international for head of public market equities

Pacific Life Re announces global restructure

Former SQM head Rob da Silva joins Research IP

Adviser exam changes to go ahead

Northern Trust raids Robeco for quantitative solutions talents

Advice firm Alteris appoints JANA as investment consultant

Diverger shareholders approve Count acquisition

Australians happy to use super to pay for advice: CFS research

AMP Super appoints TAL as default insurance provider

TAL appoints chief claims officer

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