Industry Updates

Managed fund registrations soar while super products dip in September quarter: APIR

Industry utility APIR has identified 228 financial product registrations in the September quarter of 2023, in line with the five-year rolling average for the same period.

Industry UpdatesNovember 1, 2023

Gender, income gaps persist in retirement savings: ASFA data

Industry data has found that a $25,000 difference in annual salary will mean 10 extra years of work when it comes to accumulating a comfortable superannuation balance before retirement.

Industry UpdatesNovember 1, 2023

LifeBid raises $1.45m in equity funding

Life insurance platform LifeBid has raised $1.45 million in equity funding since launching its equity raising campaign in August, surpassing its goal of $1 million.

Industry UpdatesOctober 31, 2023

MLC Life appoints COO and CPO

MLC Life Insurance has appointed Jane Murray and Kristin Miller to the roles of chief operating officer and chief people officer, respectively.

Industry UpdatesOctober 31, 2023

Betashares launches currency hedged version of FTSE 100 ETF

ETF manager Betashares has launched a currency hedged version of its FTSE 100 ETF on the ASX.

Industry UpdatesOctober 31, 2023

Financial stress takes a heavy toll: Rest survey

The latest survey by a profit-to-member super fund Rest has revealed that financial stress and cost-of-living pressures are taking a toll on the mental health and outlook of its young members.

Industry UpdatesOctober 31, 2023

Requirement met for AMP Capital domestic sale met

AMP and Dexus Funds Management have confirmed the requirement needed to complete the sale of AMP Capital’s real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business Collimate Capital has been met.

Industry UpdatesOctober 31, 2023

Diverger receives rival acquisition offer

Diverger has confirmed in an announcement to the ASX that it has received a non-binding offer to be acquired by COG Financial Services.

Industry UpdatesOctober 30, 2023

FAAA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

The Financial Advice Association has named Andrew Dickinson as the winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for semester two of 2023.

Industry UpdatesOctober 30, 2023

Schroders appoints equities analyst

Schroders Australia has appointed Elise Kennedy as equities analyst, with responsibilities encompassing technology, healthcare providers/logistics, small cap general retail, and office property trusts.

Industry UpdatesOctober 30, 2023

Rising volatility calls for swift adviser action

Financial advisers must be increasingly nimble, agile, and flexible in the current volatile economic and geopolitical environment, according to Asia Group partner and chair Arthur Sinodinos.

Industry UpdatesOctober 27, 2023

Close to half of CFA Level III candidates pass the exam

CFA Institute has announced that of 16,035 candidates worldwide who sat for the Level III Program exam in August 2023, 47 per cent passed.

Industry UpdatesOctober 27, 2023

Managed fund registrations soar while super products dip in September quarter: APIR

Gender, income gaps persist in retirement savings: ASFA data

LifeBid raises $1.45m in equity funding

MLC Life appoints COO and CPO

Betashares launches currency hedged version of FTSE 100 ETF

Financial stress takes a heavy toll: Rest survey

Requirement met for AMP Capital domestic sale met

Diverger receives rival acquisition offer

FAAA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

Schroders appoints equities analyst

Rising volatility calls for swift adviser action

Close to half of CFA Level III candidates pass the exam

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