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Pepper Money launches SMSF loan offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... available twice a year per the anniversary of the loan, up to $50,000 at a time in accordance with the SIS Act. Residential interest rates typically range from 6.99%, and near-prime rates start at 7.69%. Meanwhile, prime interest rates for commercial ...

Blackwattle to take over Watermark fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Blackwattle Investment Partners (Blackwattle) will take over responsibility of the Watermark Absolute Return Fund (WARF) following the retirement of its founder, Justin Braitling. The independent fund manager is already well acquainted with Blackwattle ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... Accordingly, ASIC found that Collins was not a fit and proper person to provide financial services and that it was in the public interest to prevent him from working in the financial services industry. For the duration of his ban, the regulator said ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
Three actively managed Australian share funds from BlackRock, Yarra Capital Management, and Platypus Asset Management have shuttered in recent weeks. The Platypus Systematic Growth Fund, which invests in up to 110 local equities, is shuttering after ...

Alpine Capital launches in Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... reporting requirements, to get IPO ready," he said. Reed said over the past few years he's noticed more and more interest in these deals from family offices, high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIS) and ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs). "We see ...

AAT overturns ASIC ban on investment guru

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... I do not see how a banning order made under the Corporations Act or the NCCP Act will further a legitimate regulatory interest." In reaching this conclusion, McCabe clarified that he is not excusing the problematic behaviour uncovered through ASIC's ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... retirement, and express relatively low confidence about retirement," the report reads. "These customers also need - and show interest in - flexible support from life insurers. More than 75% want innovative life products, but today, only 27% of insurers ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The current high interest rate environment is forcing the Future Fund to rethink its asset allocation, particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year ...

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
A Fidelity International report shows that although most Australians feel obligated to share their wealth with future generations, a mere one in 10 have prepared a comprehensive estate plan. Drawing on nationally representative data by research firm ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Launching in late October, Source Wealth will provide flexible, goals-based advice backed by technology. Source Wealth founder Michael Sauer brings nearly a decade of experience in financial services to the firm, having served at Tribeca Financial ...