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Canaccord Genuity buys Wilsons Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Canaccord Genuity Group is acquiring Wilsons Advisory as part of efforts to grow its local operations. The acquisition has been made via Canaccord Genuity Australia, with the group saying it aligns to its strategy of growing its wealth management business ...

Australia emerges as managed accounts leader: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
A new Praemium study found that managed accounts are slowly becoming an essential tool for local financial advisers. According to the survey, 62% of financial advisers currently used managed accounts, an increase from about 59% earlier this year, and ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... to bridge the adviser gap in November 2024. One of the main goals of the MoU was to support CFP professionals in meeting local regulatory requirements when pursuing employment opportunities across borders. Migration System Review chair and former secretary ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... other things but I suspect that, meanwhile, the long end will keep moving." Tyler also sees value in structured credits in local markets, and cites mortgage-and asset-backed securities which deliver more of a yield pick up than similarly rated corporate ...

LGT Crestone taps alternatives and ESG expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... ESG Annual Report. Prior to that role, he also held investment roles at Prudential International Assurance, Dexia Credit Local, and Harvest Financial Services in Dublin. "LGT Crestone has built a compelling platform and I'm excited to be part of ...

Former Kerr Neilson staffer pleads guilty to insider trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... Forrest, has been charged with insider trading and procuring others to trade Platinum Asset Management shares. At Sydney's Local Court yesterday, Forrest pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading between August and September 2024. ASIC alleged ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... major growth scare, the RBA does not seem in any rush to cut interest rates. While there are risks to both the global and local economy, these seem relatively well contained for the moment. "Greater certainty around US tariff policy is emerging, with ...

Betashares details private markets play, signs first partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... risk-adjusted total returns." Betashares and Cliffwater will also work together to bring other investment exposures to the local market over time. As for why the move into private markets, Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "For nearly 15 ...

Chalmers calls for solutions, not problems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... labour market, and our changing industry composition. "These challenges are longstanding and global in nature, but require local attention and sustained effort to address," the paper said. Lastly, Treasury said economic trends, including the path of ...

Geopolitics, private credit force insurers to 'shift gears': Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... 2025 as a diversifier. With more than half (55%) already having exposure to private credit, primarily through global and local direct lending, many more are considering it, Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden said. "Insurers are clearly ...