IOOF-owned Lonsdale Financial Group today launched its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) to its network of 250 advisers via the Asset Administrator platform, IOOF’s exclusive version of BT Panorama.

Investment platform provider Hub24 has reported healthy profit growth for the first half of the 2018 financial year, with funds under administration (FUA) increasing by 66 per cent compared to the previous corresponding period.

Class has announced the appointment of high-profile financial services figure Tom Sargent to the role of feeds operations manager to drive innovation and growth in the delivery of data feeds to accountants, administrators, planners and clients.

Credit investment specialist La Trobe Financial has achieved the significant milestone of $2 billion in funds under management (FUM) in its Credit Fund, with SMSF investors playing a noteworthy part in the result.

The SMSF Association has strongly supported the official creation of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), labelling it a significant step in protecting the rights of all SMSF members.

The SMSF Association has said while SMSFs have been explicitly excluded from the terms of reference of the banking royal commission, there remains the potential for the sector to be included in the work of the inquiry.

The SMSF Association has announced Professor Deborah Ralston as its new chairperson, effective from the end of the industry body’s annual national conference this Friday.

SMSF administrator SuperConcepts has acquired SMSF services provider More Super, which it says will increase the scale and capability of the business.

Former Engage Super Audits chief executive and Deloitte SMSF audit partner Jo Heighway has departed Deloitte after almost three years at the big four accountancy firm.