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Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... other purposes. Kamkolkar falsely represented to two clients that they would be investing in commodities like oil, coffee, corn, or gold. One investor provided $449,000 to invest in the transacting of gold sourced from Africa. Kamkolkar promised that ...

MLC Life Insurance welcomes new non-executive director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
MLC Life Insurance has appointed David Stephen as an independent non-executive director on its MLC Limited board. Stephen will also serve as chair of the board risk committee, replacing Andy Cornish who after seven years is retiring. With over 35 years ...

Praemium takes 53% hit to inflows

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
Praemium has reported a $1.02 billion hit to its net inflows for the half year to December 31, down 53% from the same time last year. Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker said: "Investor sentiment has been very subdued in the wake of three successive ...

Future looking bright for advice: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
A new study from Dimensional Fund Advisors suggests the local advice industry is turning the corner, with high-performing firms in Australia and New Zealand reporting higher average revenue growth. Now in its 10th year, Dimensional's study looked at ...

Pathzero completes Series A fundraising round

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
Carbon emissions reporting platform Pathzero has raised more than $15 million in Series A funding, including allocations from Carthona Capital and Clyde Bank Holdings. Pathzero has developed Pathzero Navigator, a carbon reporting and analysis tool for ...

ART launches digital onboarding tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is providing employers with an automated process for administering fund choice, unveiling a new digital tool. The Super Fund Onboarding tool is expected to streamline the onboarding process for bother employers and ...

LGT Crestone brings VC offering to local HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
In partnering with StepStone Private Wealth, LGT Crestone is providing one of the first open-ended venture capital (VC) funds of its kind for Australian high-net-worth investors. The StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund, known as SPRING, is already ...

Barrenjoey launches social purpose fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
Barrenjoey has launched a new social purpose portfolio management company, Community Capital, with a cornerstone investment from Australian Retirement Trust. The Community Capital Credit Fund has been founded by Barrenjoey and Laurence Marshbaum, a ...

Super funds supercharge semiconductor business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Five super funds, including Hostplus, HESTA, TelstraSuper, UniSuper and NGS Super have participated in a $30 million topping up of Sydney-based semiconductor developer Morse Micro's series B funding round. This brings the total raised by Morse Micro's ...

Pension fund buys up iconic Aussie vineyards

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
A major Canadian pension fund has acquired 35 vineyards from Australia's largest family-owned wine company, Casella. Through its subsidiary Southern Premium Vineyards (SPV), the Canadian pension fund manager Public Sector Pension Investments (PSP) owns ...