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Two Brisbane advice firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
Brisbane-based financial advice firms Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners, which are part of AZ NGA, have announced their merger. The merged entity will operate under EWM chief executive and co-founder Greg Cook and ...

Financial advice exodus has 'bottomed out': ClearView

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
ClearView said it believes there have been signals towards the "return" of financial advice, following the government's favourable response to the Quality of Advice Review. "Recent data indicates the exodus of financial advisers has 'bottomed out'. ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... (IMF) urged global central banks to "stay vigilant" against the threat of inflation. "A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence that the fight against inflation is entering its 'last mile' and that ...

Betashares plans to launch first 'moderately geared' ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... seeking to borrow in their own capacity. "The two new funds represent a unique way for Australian investors and their financial advisers to seek to increase their market exposure, where the investor is comfortable with the higher risks associated with ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... its Equate product, which offers online tools and calculators to credit unions, banks, lending institutions, and other financial services organisations. GBST also renewed a five-year contract with an Australian Tier 1 financial services organisation ...

Vale Wayne McGauley

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The financial services industry has paid tribute to Wayne McGauley who passed away over the weekend. Most recently the head of distribution at Wheelhouse Partners, McGauley had a long and successful career in the financial services industry spanning ...

HUB24 hits $100bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... HUB24 said. "This percentage has been lower over the quarter compared to the average during 1HFY24." There are now 4382 financial advisers using the platform, the total growing 17% year on year. In February, HUB24 launched a prototype of the new Class ...

ASIC chief executive to depart

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... markets between January 2019 and June 2023 before commencing his current role. He has more than 30 years of experience in financial market development, regulation, and supervision. Yanco has informed ASIC that he expects to retire in mid-2025. A local ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
Franklin Templeton has launched actively managed global equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX today. The Franklin Global Growth Fund (FRGG) invests in companies operating in developed and emerging markets from around the world ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... shareholders also approved the appointment of Kathleen Bailey-Lord and Anna Leibel to its board. In AMP's scorecard, the financial metrics weighting increased to 60% from 40%. In her final AGM, Hazelton said: "Much of this recent progress is due ...