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Sequoia strikes deal to acquire Clique Paraplanning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Sequoia Financial Group has acquired the business assets of Clique Paraplanning in cash on an earn out revenue multiple of about one. According to an ASX announcement, the deal comprised of $150,000 in cash and $60,000 in shares. The earn out and final ...

AI is not the 'Wild West': Longo

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
Despite the rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI), existing obligations around good governance and the provision of financial services remain robust, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. Addressing the crowd yesterday at the UTS Human Technology ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
The market was caught by surprise when two of Australia's top customer service executives changed jobs. Australian Retirement Trust head of member services Jessica Rix has landed at Aware Super in a similar role. Rix has spent two years at the country's ...

Knight Frank bolsters capital advisory team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Knight Frank has appointed Ben Schubert as its new head of capital advisory, Australia. Schubert takes on the role in addition to his current position as head of institutional sales, leveraging his track record of 20 years in the industry and seven ...

TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
TAL announced that a former Westpac executive will join the insurer as its new chief claims officer. On March 1, Georgina Croft will take the post. She was most recently the chief customer services officer at BT Financial Group, a role she held for ...

Cromwell downgrades assets by $192m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
Cromwell Property Group saw the value of its assets dive $192.1 million in the six months to December 2023. The amount represents a 7.5% reduction following an independent valuation. This is across eight out of nine properties. The real estate fund ...

Centuria buys greenhouse farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Centuria Capital Group is ramping up its agricultural portfolio with the acquisition of a $21.5 million greenhouse farm. The Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) is the new owner of the facility operated by hydroponic vegetable producer P'Petual Holdings. ...

AFCA reports unprecedented complaint spike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record 102,790 complaints from consumers and small businesses unable to resolve disputes with financial firms in 2023. This marks the first time Australia's financial dispute resolution ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
It seems the challenges faced by the agricultural sector this year are likely to continue into 2024 as farmers grapple economic headwinds and lower commodity prices, however the second half is tipped to prove more fruitful. Trade conditions have improved ...

Nomura offshoot fined by ASIC disciplinary panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) has fined a Nomura subsidiary almost $700,000 for failing to comply with market integrity rules. Instinet Australia, the local arm of the global, Nomura-owned stockbroker, was issued the infringement notice after ...