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High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... have thrived amidst major industry reforms and a tough macroeconomic environment. The 2023 Financial advice benchmarking report defines a high-performing firm as one that generates a profit margin of 56% (before owner salaries) compared to 44% in other ...

Institutions must come to the table now: First Australians Capital

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... time to get in." According to Supply Nation, the scale of Australia's Indigenous business sector is striking. Its recent report, titled Indigenous Business Growth, states that currently, an estimated 16,000 businesses are in operation. These businesses ...

EG grows private wealth strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
Following its decision to tap into the private debt market, EG Funds (EG) has appointed a director of business development to expand its fast-growing private wealth division. EG Private Wealth, spearheaded by director Rodney Walt, partners with private ...

Betashares launches investment platform, targets retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
Betashares has unveiled a new investment platform for self-directed investors, offering access to any ETF traded on the ASX at zero brokerage, with features for financial advisers on the horizon. The fund manager's new platform - Betashares Direct ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... have reached an inflection point in 2023 following a sustained period of strong growth, according to Rural Bank's latest report. In collaboration with Digital Agricultural Services (DAS), Rural Bank's Australian Farmland Values Mid-Year Update is based ...

Super bequest reform can boost charitable giving by billions: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... funds to a nominated charity tax-free upon death, could boost charitable giving by up to $21.9 billion annually by 2060. A report by Impact Economics and Policy, commissioned by Philanthropy Australia, says policy settings, particularly the imposition ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... Women's Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) that will help build economic equality over the next 10 years. Releasing the final report Women's Economic Equality: A 10-year plan to unleash the full capacity and contribution of women to the Australian ...

Super fund, insurer admin issues draw AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... latest update details the systemic issues that plague financial services firms but does not name the organisations in its report. One unnamed life insurer blamed its old policy administration system for failing to communicate premium rate increases to ...

Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... of fund managers believe internalisation of investment teams is the biggest threat to their business going forward, the report said.

Pepper Money launches SMSF loan offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... the non-bank lender, it identified an opportunity in the market following ATO's SMSF June 2023 quarterly statistical report. The report found that SMSFs hold an estimated $876.4 billion in total assets and there were almost 598,000 SMSFs, an increase ...