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UBS terminates Future Leaders small cap fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
UBS has pulled the plug on its Future Leaders Global Small Companies Fund, less than two years after its Australian launch. The fund, which was an actively managed global strategy of 40 to 60 small cap "future leader" stocks, designed to provide investors ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the September 2024 quarter and 2.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The September quarter's rise of 0.2% is the lowest outcome since the June 2020 quarter ...

Active managers find no saviour in dual access products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Active managers see dual access products as their ticket to a booming distribution channel, amid the ongoing secular decline of the unit trust industry. However, if they're hoping exchange-traded products (ETPs) will be a saviour - or at least a ...

Queensland-based financial firm loses AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
A Queensland-based financial services business has lost its Australian financial service licence (AFSL) following its failure to comply with licensee obligation. ASIC revoked the AFSL of Next Generation Advice (in liquidation) (Next Gen) after the Queensland ...

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) warned the advice sector should brace for an even bigger levy in the 2026 financial year, forecasting a total of $20 million. Financial advisers are set to cough up more than $20 million in FY26, which will ...

Westpac appoints acting head of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
Westpac has announced the appointment of an acting chief executive, business and wealth. Westpac chief executive Peter King said Peter Herbert has been appointed to the position, effective November 5. Herbert is currently the chief operating officer ...

Medium-sized advice firms flourish: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
Financial advice firms with 51 to 100 advisers are the fastest-growing cohort in the past year, new Rainmaker Information research shows. This group saw adviser numbers increase in aggregate by 8% in the 12 months to September. Conversely, groups with ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its inflation predictions for 2025, upping Australia's consumer price index expectations from 2.8% to 3.6%. In its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced ...

Magellan launches first Vinva funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
Magellan Asset Management launched the first two Vinva systematic equity funds, flagging a third fund to be made available next month. The launch follows the strategic partnership with Vinva in August, which includes becoming the distribution partner ...