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Gurner Group welcomes first investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Credit Suisse's head of real estate has been named Gurner Group's first chief investment officer. Rahul Bharara spent close to three years as Credit Suisse Australia's head of real estate and seven years as director of real estate investment banking ...

Sentinel launches Aussie BTR platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
US build to rent giant Sentinel Real Estate has launched Kinleaf, a dedicated property management platform for its building projects down under. Kinleaf will be rolled out across existing and future communities in Sentinel's Australian BTR portfolio ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
At the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The US state is spending big on financial education and is close to mandating personal finance courses for high school students in a bid to combat financial illiteracy. Assembly Bill 984, introduced by assembly member Kevin McCarty on February 15, would ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Financial advice firms are looking to hire more service-support staff in 2023 as many review their pay and benefits packages to remain competitive in an overheated market. At least half of the 100 advice firms canvassed by consulting firm Business Health ...

AMP profits, declares first dividend since 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
AMP is set to pay a dividend of 2.5c per share after reporting a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $387 million, its first since the Royal Commission came to an end. It marks a significant turnaround for the wealth giant, having last year reported ...

Australian Retirement Trust, AvSuper sign merger MoU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
The two funds are considering merging, after AvSuper's plans with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) fell through. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AvSuper have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a merger, commencing ...

Fiducian expands adviser base, increases FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
Fiducian saw the number of its financial advisers grow from 66 to 84 representatives in the second half of 2022 and flagged that another five franchises are in the process of joining the fold. Releasing its half-year report on the ASX this morning ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
Consumer bodies have criticised the Quality of Advice Review's final report, saying the proposals create a two-tier system whereby poorer Australians will only be able to access conflicted advice. Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran ...

Franklin Templeton welcomes head of product, strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Benjamin Abell will join Franklin Templeton's Australian leadership team as its new head of product and strategy. Abell brings over 15 years of experience to the firm, having most recently served as executive director of superannuation and strategy ...