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Fiducian welcomes two practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
Fiducian Financial Services has added two practices based in Victoria and the Northern Territory to its network. Gurbinder Gill, the principal and financial adviser of Gill Private Wealth, which operates in Victoria's Burwood, joins the ASX-listed firm. ...

CSLR makes inaugural payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... the country, leaving her and her family in a difficult financial situation that led to applying for a financial hardship loan to meet their mortgage repayments. Another couple from Sydney's Hills District was paid $150,000 in compensation after receiving ...

Australian Unity lashed by ASIC over TMD questionnaire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... select and invest in a suite of syndicate-funds which each then provide exposure to a specific registered first mortgage loan for property developments. ASIC said Australian Unity relied on a flawed questionnaire as a key step for compliance with its ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released new research which sheds light on the financial hardship faced by Australians. The research found that 47% of Australian adults with debt, the equivalent of 5.8 million people, have ...

Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Local investors will get access to Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions' global private credit strategy later this year, with plans to launch it as a unit trust. An infrastructure fund that's been successful in other regions will follow by early ...

HMC Capital scoops up Payton Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
HMC Capital has acquired commercial real estate fund manager Payton Capital, kickstarting the first step in its plan to create a $5 billion private credit platform. HMC agreed to purchase Payton for $127.5 million; six times its estimated earnings for ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... BitConnect coin (BCC), a cryptocurrency token offered by BitConnect through its website. The platform enabled lenders to invest or loan BCC for fixed terms in exchange for promised high interest rates. Investors did not control their loans once invested ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan. "We're easing the cost of living - and we're building more homes for Australians. In the five years from this ...

Inflation spooks retirees more than healthcare costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
The tentacles of inflation are taking a toll on retirees' savings as the diminished value of their money is their biggest financial worry over healthcare costs, according to a Schroders survey. An overwhelming number of participants in the 2024 ...

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... consideration to: Expanding and simplifying the Super Saver Scheme Using superannuation as eligible collateral for a home loan Have APRA investigate the feasibility of superannuation-based shared equity schemes The Committee is now also examining other ...
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