Insights

Last month we proudly sponsored the HR Innovation Summit in Sydney, and it really got us thinking about how true innovation in our space is actually about connection, not just automation. In the fast-moving world of financial services recruitment, whenever people talk about ‘innovation’, the conversation almost always drifts straight to algorithms and speed. We’re often told that […]

InvestorDaily Goldman Sachs has created a private markets platform for wealthy clients and family offices who increasingly want direct stakes in fast-growing private companies. According to a memo seen by CNBC, the alternative investments platform combines the bank’s existing alternatives business with two newly-established teams. CNBC said the new teams will focus on direct investments in private companies, rather than […]

BCG Against a backdrop of trade wars, tariff brinkmanship, and escalating geopolitical tension, global financial wealth rose 10.7% to $333 trillion in 2025, up 2 percentage points over the prior year—the highest rate of growth since 2021. (See Exhibit 1.) Including real assets, net wealth reached $550 trillion, up 9.3%. The gains were not evenly […]

InvestorDaily The firm’s first-ever Global Dividend and Buyback Index for Q1 2026 showed global dividends reached US$424.5 billion during the quarter, marking a 10.1 per cent year-on-year increase. Despite a noisy macroeconomic backdrop, Janus Henderson noted that dividend growth was broad-based, with meaningful increases across North America, Europe, Japan and the UK. The report measures the progress global firms […]

ifa Per its indicative FY26 results, WT Financial Group is reaping the benefits of its “multi-year transformation into one of Australia’s largest advice networks,” with EBITDA up by 22 per cent to $8.4 million. The ASX update also reported a 15 per cent increase in net revenue to $33.1 million and a 20 per cent increase […]

ifa As of 30 June 2026, HUB24 had $139.5 billion in FUA, up 24 per cent on the previous corresponding period. The platform added this reflected continued momentum in net inflows of $4.2 billion with positive market movements of $7.5 billion.  “In the context of market volatility and the recent tax changes proposed in the Federal Budget, the net inflows […]