HLB Mann Judd Perth has announced its acquisition of a WA-based firm, A Plus Business Advisors, growing its presence in the region, along with 10 appointments across its Australian network. Expanding ...

Global asset manager Janus Henderson could be acquired after receiving a non-binding acquisition proposal jointly from a private investment firm and venture capital firm. Trian is owned by hedge fund ...

ASIC has banned a former AFSL director after he failed to adequately address fees-for-no-service conduct by one of his firm’s representatives. Brendan Rodwell was a director at Crown Wealth Group, but ...

Passive ETFs are seeing stronger flows than their active counterparts despite the proliferation of active launches this year, according to Morningstar. In its Australian Asset Manager report for Q3 ...

Former CEO of Global X, Evan Metcalf, has taken up a new position at a specialist ETF provider. Metcalf worked at Global X ETFs Australia for a decade and was appointed as its CEO in September 2022 ...

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Wealth Trail after the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) made a payment for a complaint against the firm. Wealth Trail, ...

Two Australian fund managers have been singled out by Morningstar for their ability to achieve consistent performance despite most managers witnessing underperformance of the ASX 200. In its ...

AMP and HUB24 have shared the areas where they are seeking future adviser growth, with HUB24 targeting adding more than 2,000 advisers to the platform. Speaking at the Citi Investment Conference 2025 ...

As interest in managed accounts continues to grow, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland reasserted the regulator’s intentions to conduct surveillance on advisers and licensees using managed accounts to ...

Blackwattle Investment Partners has hired a trio from First Sentier Investors to run its first Equity Income Fund. Rudi Minbatiwala, Jason Moodie, and Marlon Chan have worked together for the past 17 ...

Perth advice firm Integro Private Wealth has appointed Glen Mesch as head of advice and growth to spearhead a major business development initiative aimed at expanding the firm’s national reach.

AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has taken a larger stake in ex-AMP advice firm Geographe Financial Group, triggering leadership changes as it prepares for future M&A growth opportunities. On 2 ...