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Family office makes crypto play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
The Smorgon family office has taken a stake in a cryptocurrency investment platform. The Victor Smorgon Group (VSG) has taken an equity stake in crypto asset investment platform Zerocap. Zerocap has plans to be a significant full service advisory and ...

Perpetual acquires Laminar Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Perpetual has acquired Laminar Capital, a specialist debt markets and advisory business with funds under management and advice of $8 billion. In addition to its debt markets and advisory business, Laminar has a specialist fixed income digital platform ...

NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
The former chief investment officer of Insurance Australia Group will join the board of the $57 billion New Zealand Super Fund. David McClatchy starts his five-year term on the board from October 1. McClatchy relocates to New Zealand following a series ...

More departures at EISS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Just a week on from the exit of its chief executive, EISS Super has also now bid farewell to its chair and several directors. Fund chair Warren Mundy has departed the fund, alongside directors Mike Roche, Juliet Dunworth and Thomas Costa. Roche had ...

Older Australians overlooking age care costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Only 14% of older Australians have prepared for their aged care costs, according to a joint survey from Challenger and National Seniors Australia. The research received more than 5000 responses from Australians 50 years old and above. It found respondents ...

VGI Partners posts $43m in June half profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The $3.2 billion Sydney boutique posted statutory net profit after tax of $43 million for the six months ending June. VGI Partners' normalised NPAT was $42.9 million for the June half and deducts unrealised fair value gains on investments and adds ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Ahead of the stapling reforms being implemented, a new research paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows multiple super accounts are already in sharp decline The paper outlines the fact that ATO data suggests there ...

PADUA accelerates distribution effort

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
As it ramps up its expansion strategy, PADUA Financial Group has appointed a distribution lead from BT Financial Group who will be joined by three new hires. Brett Canning joins PADUA as head of sales and distribution after spending over 20 years at ...

Six new ombudsmen at AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority welcomed six ombudsmen to the fold, three of which came from the financial services sector. ANZ head of legal, dispute resolution group Louise McAuliffe, and Westpac practice leader for business lending ...

Reality TV star joins advice fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The former head of growth and partnerships at Count Financial, who is currently starring in a reality television series, has joined a financial advice technology provider. Joey McCann has joined PADUA Financial Group as head of advice sales. Previously ...