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Australian Wealth Advisors Group invests big in Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... 7.3% allocated to 9.2 million shares. Brent Jones, a director of Unrandom, was previously Sequoia's head of professional services. He worked with a group of other shareholders in 2024 that attempted to oust the leadership in the hope of deposing Crole ...

Barrenjoey acquires, expands in Hong Kong

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
Barrenjoey has set up shop in Hong Kong, offering Australian and New Zealand equities sales, trading, and research services following the acquisition of a local business. The firm took over Forsyth Barr Asia from its partner Forsyth Barr to make the ...

Westpac names new chief executive of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... take over the role from the acting chief executive mid-year. Westpac said Fowler is an exceptional leader in financial services and brings a career spanning more than 20 years in institutional banking, corporate finance and wealth management to the role. ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... matters, as well as any other current and recent reviews and inquiries that may be relevant. Outgoing minister for financial services Stephen Jones last Friday announced the government will launch a review of the scheme. The CSLR was introduced to provide ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... at November 12, which was the day before BFG announced its proposed acquisition. A few days later, AxiCorp Financial Services threw its hat in the ring, offering 23 cents per SelfWealth share, which was one cent more than BFG's initial offer. BFG ...

QIC puts money into US aviation infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... not disclosed. The portfolio includes fixed based operations - which provides storage, fueling, and related essential services to general aviation aircraft - and related airplane hangar infrastructure across five major US markets. It has about 85,000m ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... controversial scheme. The CSLR today released its FY26 levy estimates and blamed the failures of Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) and United Global Capital (UGC) for the massive bill. A whopping 92% of the total claims it expects to pay ...

Civitas appoints new business partner

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Civitas Services Australia, a financial services provider that helps individuals and firms obtain and manage their Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), has appointed a new business partner. The new hire, James McCowan, who's based in Brisbane ...

Coast Advice teams up with New York private investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... private investment firm that provides growth capital, management resources, and strategic advice. The Australian financial services firm, which has 15 advisers and 2500 clients nationwide, has partnered with Merchant Wealth Partners to support its growth. ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs has said the regulatory pendulum for the superannuation, funds management, and financial advice sectors has swung too far over the last decade under successive governments. It's time for ...