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Generation Development Group nears $3bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... between September and December 2023, alongside a 37% rise in gross inflows compared to the previous period. Chief executive Grant Hackett said that the company achieved another very strong quarter, having recorded three consecutive quarters of substantial ...

Centuria REIT valuation dives $124m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... including in Robina, Queensland and Canberra. Commenting on today's valuations, COF fund manager and Centuria head of office Grant Nichols said: "COF is a portfolio of well positioned, affordable office accommodation, which continues to attract high-quality ...

Court finds Canna Campbell infringed trademark

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
Financial adviser and finfluencer Canna Campbell was found guilty of infringing the trademark "Financial Foreplay" in her podcasts. The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia determined that the founder of SugarMamma TV and SASS Financial used ...

First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
... launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant two scholarships of up to $20,000 per year for three years to First Nations women pursuing full-time studies at an Australian ...

Woodford investors approve Link redress scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Close to 100% of investors trapped in the failed LF Woodford Equity Income Fund have approved the compensation scheme under which up to $438 million will be paid by Link Fund Solutions. About 93.7% of investors - representing 96.1% of the value - voted ...

Platinum names new chief executive, restructures board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
Platinum Asset Management appointed a new chief executive to replace Andrew Clifford and unveiled a new-look board in the hope of stemming outflows and revitalising the business. The $15.5 billion fund manager named Jeff Peters as its chief executive ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
In its final response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), the government plans to modernise the best interests duty and amend the Statement of Advice (SoA), while also granting approval for superannuation funds to provide personal advice. In its ...

Global X accelerates push to leapfrog local rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Global X is intensifying efforts to challenge local ETF managers, targeting an ambitious growth in assets under management (AUM) by the end of 2024. The ETF manager, having reached $6 billion AUM in 2023, is now pursuing a goal of $10 billion by 2025 ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Former financial adviser David Fong and his practice Fong Financial Planners have been convicted and sentenced in a Perth court for three counts of dishonest conduct. Fong, who was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Australia's fintech sector is showing signs of growth; however, it's still being held back by constrained local capital, complex regulatory challenges, and investor appetite for offshore opportunities. In its eighth consecutive year, the EY ...