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Bennelong picks new global chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
Bennelong Funds Management has named John Burke as its new global chief executive. He will take over from Craig Bingham who has led the business for the past eight years. Burke will join in the first half of 2023 from Fidante Partners where he held ...

Australian equities to outperform in 2023: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
Australian equities are set to battle the bearish storm ahead and outperform global equities this year, according to the fund manager. Recent analysis by VanEck shows Australian equities, as represented by the S&P/ASX 200, was one of the best-performing ...

AAT upholds AFSL cancellation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has supported ASIC's decision to cancel the AFSL of Olive Financial Markets Pty Ltd (Olive). Between 2013 and 2018, Olive operated both a managed discretionary account (MDA) service and a superannuation rollover ...

Adviser salaries to jump in 2023: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
It's no secret that Australia has a shrinking pool of financial advisers but 2023 could be a lucrative year for those left in the game. According to Kaizen Recruitment, adviser salary guides have increased year on year by around 16%. "A senior adviser ...

Fin365 undertakes strategic mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
Software provider Fin365 is enhancing its capabilities by merging with two other financial services companies, appointing a head of technology services in the process. Fin365 will merge with Optimised Financial Planning Solutions (OFPS) and SMSF Paraplanners ...

Business leaders optimistic in face of inflation

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
While most Australian mid-size businesses are grappling with the challenges driven by inflation, nearly six in 10 feel confident about the global and national economy, according to a recent survey conducted by J.P. Morgan. The second annual Australia ...

ASIC confirms advisers can offer home equity access guidance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
ASIC has clarified that the Centrelink Home Equity Access Scheme isn't a credit product, allowing advisers to include it in retirement plans. Responding to an inquiry by Capital Advisory financial planner Michael Miller, ASIC said the operation of the ...

ASIC FAR to display adviser QTRP status

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
From February 1, ASIC's Financial Advisers Register (FAR) will display whether a financial adviser can provide tax (financial) advice services to retail clients. To provide tax advice services to retail clients, a financial adviser must meet certain ...

BlackRock appoints APAC head of wealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
BlackRock has named veteran James Raby as its APAC head of wealth, based in Hong Kong. He will report into BlackRock chair and head of APAC Rachel Lord and replaces Guilherme Lima. With more than 15 years of experience at the firm, Raby has held various ...

ASIC takes action against more greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... issuer of superannuation product Cruelty Free Super. Cruelty Free Super is a sub-fund of the Tidswell Master Superannuation Plan. The regulator said it was concerned that statements on the Cruelty Free Super website "may have been false or misleading ...