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Australia climbs global wealth ranks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Australia has moved up the ranks in the UBS Global Wealth Report, rising from third place to second in terms of median wealth per adult, sitting just below Luxembourg. In 2023 wealth growth across the world recovered from its 3% contraction the previous ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
New housing lending unexpectedly fell in May, declining by 1.7% for the month. Lending to owner-occupiers and to investors both fell in the month but remain well above levels seen this time last year. In fact, new lending to investors has been very ...

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
A Western Australian financial adviser was permanently banned after he lied to his employer and clients about having passed the Financial Adviser Exam. Dashiel Benjo Vee, also known as Dash Vee, is banned from providing financial services, controlling ...

The investment managers winning the biggest mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Some investment managers still scored large mandates despite an overall nosedive in appointments by not-for-profit super funds. Alphinity, which manages $31.39 billion of Australian-sourced funds, was awarded a $2.92 billion international equites mandate ...

ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
ASIC's regulation activity for the 2024 financial year is expected to slug financial advisers $48.39 million collectively as the annual levy does not appear to be reducing. Licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial ...

Rest increases private credit investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Rest is strengthening its position in Australian private credit by increasing its investment in Metrics Credit Partners' Real Estate Debt Fund (REDF). Rest said the move further diversifies its private markets and whole of fund exposures. Rest chief ...

Stake to operate under its own AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Stake currently provides financial services as an authorised representative of Sanlam Private Wealth and global payments giant Airwallex; both hold an AFSL. But soon, Stake will operate under its own AFSL, offering services as an authorised representative ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Future Group's flagship super offering has returned 10.1%, while Verve Super achieved 9.9% last financial year. The results are for the Future Super Balanced Index option and Verve Super's standalone strategy. Future Group said the results are proof ...

Cbus MySuper investment option returns 8.35%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Cbus has reported an 8.35% return for its growth MySuper investment option for the last financial year. The $94 billion industry fund said that the option has averaged an annual return of 7.73% over the past 10 years. It has achieved an average annual ...

IFS launches two courses with Kaplan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has partnered with Kaplan Professional to offer superannuation fund staff further education and training as the sector gears up to offer more financial advice. The courses target super fund staff predominately working in ...