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Partners Wealth Group appoints new head of distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
Partners Wealth Group appointed a new head of distribution, a former three-time Olympic gold medalist no less, for its wholesale investments division, Partners Private. James Tomkins, who was most recently a national sales manager at UBS Asset Management ...

FAAA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
Private wealth adviser Craig Roberts of Elston Private Wealth in Queensland has been awarded the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for the second semester of 2024 by the FAAA. The award recognises the highest performing student in the Certified Financial ...

eToro acquires Spaceship, sets sights on super sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
The global trading and investment platform is tapping into the superannuation sector with the acquisition of Spaceship, in a deal worth as much as $80 million. eToro has agreed to acquire Spaceship, expanding its local business and suite of offerings. ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief liquidity officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
AustralianSuper has appointed Chandu Bhindi as the fund's first chief liquidity officer, effective January 2025. Bhindi joins AustralianSuper from Commonwealth Bank, where he was responsible for the group's funding and liquidity and most recently as ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
A former police officer and professional athlete say staying disciplined and having robust communication skills have helped them succeed in their careers as financial advisers. Forbes Fava Saville Financial Planning senior financial planner and chief ...

Former industry fund chief in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Prime Value Asset Management has named former Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird as its new finance chief. The boutique fund manager said Baird will be pivotal in refining its investment strategy and building a financial framework that promotes ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
Hostplus has launched a digital tool that delivers personalised financial education and advice to its members, called SuperSmart. The $115 billion industry fund, which has nearly two million members, partnered with large licensee Industry Fund Services ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have sold the entirety of their respective interests in AirTrunk to private equity giant Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.2% in the June quarter 2024 and by 1.5% in the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said: "The Australian economy ...