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ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024

... regulation. "It's an important milestone. Investors fairly want to know if their money is working in the way they intend it - whether they've placed it on the stock market or they've placed it in their super funds," Constant said. "So, this is an important ...

Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024

... across the wealth continuum. Consequently, the business has sought to provide different access points for wealth investors, whether they're ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, or wholesale investors needing more liquidity. "We saw institutions ...

KKR forms exclusive partnership with Capital Group

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024

... Gitlin explained that Capital Group has been researching the broad alternatives market for the past two years, considering whether to buy, build, or partner. "Buying would disrupt our culture, building could distract our investment professionals, so ...

ASIC places stop orders on Trademax Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024

... questionnaire for compliance with its obligations and that its client onboarding process lacked controls to properly assess whether clients are in the identified target markets. The reliance on the questionnaire, which was described as poorly designed ...

Fidelity confirms active ETFs to launch in coming weeks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024

... ETFs allows investors easy access to some of our most popular funds in Australia, with solid long-term track records. Whether they are seeking exposure to offshore market opportunities like Asia, India or global small to mid-caps, or to a high quality ...

Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024

... or exceeded earnings expectations and had strong outlooks saw positive stock price reactions. He said it didn't matter whether you held growth or value stocks; performance hinged on meeting expectations. Growth stocks that delivered went up, and value ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024

... of the proposal is recognising core knowledge areas essential for all financial advisers, regardless of their specialty-whether stockbrokers, comprehensive financial advisors, or life insurance specialists. Key areas such as taxation, financial regulation ...

Budget 2024: Chalmers looks to reset aged care, NDIS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024

... million to start consultation and design reforms to help NDIS participants and people with disability navigate the scheme. "Whether it's aged care or the National Disability Insurance Scheme, we will work with the community and across the Parliament ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024

... people agree the current test draws "fairly hard boundaries" without any regard to the sophistication of the investment. Whether it's annual income or net assets - none of them are reflective of the investor's understanding in a financial sense ...

Bell Financial Group launches Tandem Securities

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024

... looking for solutions in this space," he said. The group is also looking to partner with other businesses in the space. "Whether it's broking firms looking for third-party clearing or institutional sales desks seeking execution and clearing capabilities ...

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Entireti appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The nation's largest financial advice group will soon welcome its first chief investment officer.

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

Insignia Financial has opened its books to Bain Capital after it matched CC Capital Partners' revised takeover offer.

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN

Australian Ethical says tech and AI will be important themes driving markets in 2025 but it is watching out for "curveballs".

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN

Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management.

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