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Family office makes crypto play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
The Smorgon family office has taken a stake in a cryptocurrency investment platform. The Victor Smorgon Group (VSG) has taken an equity stake in crypto asset investment platform Zerocap. Zerocap has plans to be a significant full service advisory and ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... exposure to investment markets, with the flexibility to review annually, is a compelling option that will drive strong interest from advisers and their clients. The combination will help overcome the anxiety many retirees have about outliving their retirement ...

Pension funds acquire forestry asset

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... natural resources Hans-Martin Aerts added: "We are pleased to partner with PPF and New Forests to acquire a controlling interest in Wenita." "This investment is a great fit with our sustainability strategy and will contribute to ABP's commitment to the ...

AIOFP petitions to delay DDO, annual renewal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... their clients and themselves. Please send this far and wide to all Advisers and Product Manufacturers, they also have an interest in deferring DDO/consent forms," Johnston told members. Johnston also wants an independent panel established to analyse ...

Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... were introduced to cool the Australian housing market in 2017 the stated aim was clearly to quell the risks of too much interest-only lending, especially to investors, which had become very prevalent at that time," Wargent said. "Those aims were achieved ...

Vanguard cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
Vanguard has cut fees on several of its Australian fixed interest funds, with the reductions taking effect from October 1. Fees on Vanguard's Australian Fixed Interest fund and ETF will be reduced from 0.24% to 0.19% and 0.20% to 0.15% respectively. ...

WAM looks to acquire Asian equities LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... board said it intends to vote in favour of the merger, subject to independent experts concluding that it is in the best interest of PAF shareholders. PAF said it is engaging with PGF and WAM to see whether either or both are prepared to improve the terms ...

Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... income net of tax received during the period of retirement. This is "income paid from, or supported by, a superannuation interest in the entity; income from an age pension under the Social Security Act 1991 ", the four-page document shows. Minister for ...

Zenith makes senior ESG appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... unique perspective on how this needs to work in order to optimise outcomes for investors," Moncrieff said. "Investor interest, client feedback, manager activity and general market momentum is growing significantly in the area of responsible investing ...

ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Gold Coast-based financial adviser from providing financial services for four years and cancelled the associated AFSL for failure to comply with its general obligations. ASIC found that Frederick Steven Ackerman failed ...