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Cushman & Wakefield adds to local leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Guy Bennett has been appointed to lead the commercial real estate offering in Australia and New Zealand for global firm Cushman & Wakefield. Bringing over 23 years' experience in commercial real estate, Bennett has previously held roles across all facets ...

bfinance completes management buyout

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Following major growth, including in the Australian market, the global investment consultant bought out the 51% stake held by Baird Capital. The transaction, supported by Beach Point Capital Management, follows a season of significant growth for bfinance ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Ongoing rate hikes will add a little drama to this year's reporting season; however, experts say things might be looking up for active stock pickers. UBS explained this is due to markets exiting the macro-driven stage of the market cycle and transitioning ...

AMP completes infrastructure equity business sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
AMP has completed the sale of the Collimate Capital international infrastructure equity business to DigitalBridge Group. AMP realised $582 million from the sale, including a $521 million cash payment received from DigitalBridge, $57 million from retained ...

AFA, FPA plan joint roadshow

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming merger vote, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host a combined roadshow event across the country this year. The Combined Association ...

Fintech predictions for 2023: Finura

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
Finura Group said it expects to see six key themes emerge this year for technology in the financial services industry. In its Wealth Tech Predictions 2023 report, the global technology consultant said wealth professionals are confronted with both headwinds ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
"Future facing commodities" and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards are the fastest rising topics of discussion in sustainability, while social issues are quickly rising to the fore with ASX-listed companies ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
According to the Paraplanner Hub and Tanngo's Australian Paraplanner Survey 2022, less and less paraplanners (80%) are wanting to become financial advisers. Paraplanners don't want to move into advising because they don't want to be in client ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
According to Oxfam, the richest 1% of Aussies have accumulated 10 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the past decade. In its latest report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was ...