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US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Interest rates may well be higher than previously anticipated following stronger economic data, said Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell before the House Financial Services Committee. Providing testimony yesterday, Powell explained the Fed will continue ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Treasury is commencing its review of the regulatory framework underpinning managed investment schemes (MIS), targeted at identifying gaps and possible areas for improvement. The review was announced as part of the Albanese government's first federal ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... important role that ESG and sustainability play in the country's socio-economic future. FS Sustainability has worked with ISS ESG, a leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that people nominated are employed at companies that meet minimum ...

Advice complaints decelerate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The number of financial advice-related complaints has slashed by nearly half in the last year, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA registered 2211 financial advice-related complaints in 2022, the majority of which ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
If a male and female customer, each experiencing the same car troubles, take their vehicles for repairs to the same mechanic, who is more likely to get ripped off? That a woman will end up paying more is a tired cliché that continues to play out in ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The financial services and insurance industry ranks among the worst offenders on gender pay gap in the country and it's hurting the economy. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) found that women who work in financial services and insurance ...

TIP Group to acquire advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Teaminvest Private Group (TIP) has announced its plan to acquire financial advice firm Enva Group for up to $2.5 million. It explained the boutique financial adviser has approximately $400 million of funds under advice (FUA) and will add strategic value ...

Australian Unity kicks off capital raise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust (AUHPT) has reopened for a limited time to seek to raise $350 million for its upcoming acquisitions and developments. The $3.8 billion unlisted healthcare fund, which was was launched in 1999 with a portfolio ...

Bravura $80m restructure underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Bravura Solutions has raised $80 million that will fund a business restructure under its newly minted chief executive. Bravura announced this morning that it raised $66 million, split between a $43 million institutional entitlement offer and $23 million ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...