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Dinimus appoints new head of distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
Private credit fund manager Dinimus has filled its newly created head of distribution role. The firm, which is focused on corporate lending in Australia and New Zealand, has hired Nigel Credlin, who most recently served as a partner and wealth advisory ...

Franklin Templeton boosts sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Franklin Templeton has added Cooper Investors' head of intermediary distribution Rebecca Morgan to its sales team. Felicity Walsh, managing director of Franklin Templeton Australia and NZ, confirmed that Morgan has joined the global asset manager ...

Perks announces new acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Adelaide-based financial services and accounting firm Perks has acquired local accounting and business services company, GPK Holdich. Perks said the partnership will further strengthen the firm's position as one of Australia's largest independently ...

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Netwealth has reported a record quarterly increase in funds under administration (FUA) of $7.4 billion bringing total FUA to $95.4 billion thanks to new inflows and positive market movements. Total funds under management (FUM) also rose an impressive ...

AustralianSuper updates deceased members' investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Diversified Fixed Interest option's objective now is to beat 50% of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index hedged to AUD and 50% of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Year Index. Before this, the option sought to beat a 50-50 split of ...

ISG ordered to wind up managed investment schemes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
The Queensland Supreme Court has ordered the ISG Private Access Fund and the ISG Real Estate Equity Fund be wound up. This comes after ISG and its sole director, Benjamin Godfrey, had applied to appoint receivers to the schemes. ASIC intervened in the ...

ASIC crackdown: Action taken against 13 SMSF auditors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
During the first half of 2024, ASIC acted against the registration of 13 approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors. ASIC's concerns covered a range of topics, including breaches of auditing and assurance standards, independence requirements ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...

HUB24 takes stake in Reach Alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
HUB24 is entering a strategic alliance with Reach Alternatives, taking a minority holding in the private equity platform. Reach Alternatives provides access to institutional-grade private equity funds, curating and structuring them so non-institutional ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... valued at around $0.90 per share at Regal's last closing share price. Additionally, Platinum will pay a special dividend of AUD 0.24 per share from cash reserves before the deal's completion," Ler said. "This brings the total value to $1.14 per ...