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  • 4 days ago | financialnewswire.com.au | Mike Taylor

    The impact of the US Trump tariff regime makes should give investors in Australia’s publicly-listed fund managers pause, according to new analysis from research and ratings house, Morningstar. Morningstar equity analyst, Shaun Ler has pointed to the likelihood of the fund managers suffering a “a gradual medium-term earnings decline” due to fading cyclical tailwinds from rate cuts and rising volatility under the new US administration likely suppressing flows.

  • 4 days ago | financialnewswire.com.au | Mike Taylor

    The total number of financial advisers on the Financial Adviser Register (FAR) has grown by 134 so far this year but churn between licensees remains the major factor.

  • 4 days ago | financialnewswire.com.au | Mike Taylor

    The degree to which superannuation fund members should avoid being spooked by the impact of the US Trump tariffs has been demonstrated by new analysis from Chant West which suggests the impact through March and April is actually around a relatively modest 2%. With most financial advisers urging their clients to not be spooked into crystallising their losses, Chant West’s latest assessment said the median super fund (61 to 80% in growth assets was down 1.9% in March.

  • 4 days ago | financialnewswire.com.au | Mike Taylor

    Challenger Limited has strengthened its expectation of 10% growth in net profit after tax for the 2025 financial year in a third quarter update which revealed a 5% decline in funds under management but a solid lift in annuity sales. The update, released to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said the company had tightened its FY25 normalised net profit after tax guidance to a range of between $450 million and $465 million, with the mid-point of the range representing 10% growth on FY24.

  • 1 week ago | financialnewswire.com.au | Mike Taylor

    The competing private equity bids for Insignia Financial remain on foot with Insignia granting the two parties an extension of their exclusive due diligence period. Insignia has announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it had granted the extension in response to requests from both bidders – Bain Capital and CC Capital Partners.

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Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor @mmmiketaylor
10 Apr 25

Good work this by the #faaa to question the validity of what might amount to another layer of compliance on #financialadvisers. #afca https://t.co/HrzaDXMHNe

Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor @mmmiketaylor
10 Apr 25

It ought to be incumbent on #asic to ensure no unintended consequences from this proposed, new regime. #breachreporting https://t.co/NidlkVyVnW

Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor @mmmiketaylor
10 Apr 25

All in all, #financialadviser numbers remain pretty static notwithstanding exam graduates and new entrants. #wealthdata https://t.co/hTRiC08frm