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AEP, GSFM launch Australian film fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
GSFM is partnering with Australian Entertainment Partners to bring to market a unique vehicle investing in the local film and television industry. The AEP Screen Fund will invest in film and television projects made in Australia, structured so that ...

SEC charges duo over church-based fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
A man and his father-in-law were charged by the US regulator for running a $30 million Ponzi scheme in which they targeted churchgoers, gaining their trust with claims their wealth and success was due to divine intervention. According to the SEC, between ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
As anticipation builds for today's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting, economists are sharply divided on the outcome. Last month, the RBA held the cash rate steady at 3.6%. However, leading economists cautioned Australians not to discount the possibility ...

RFI Global takes on DBM's Atlas division

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Two Australian financial services data and insights firms have joined forces, following the acquisition of DBM Atlas by RFI Global. Founded in Melbourne, DBM Atlas, a subsidiary of the Illuminera Group, is a local specialist in research and insight ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
Economists are split on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) upcoming decision on whether to raise the cash rate from 3.6%. The major banks are at odds: ANZ and NAB forecast a 25 basis point cash rate hike, while Commonwealth Bank and Westpac anticipate ...

Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) today has officially launched, finalising the low-awaited merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The FAAA unveiled a new ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the US dropped 0.1% in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation in the US has risen 6.5% over the past year, but the latest data also shows a cooling trend for the sixth consecutive month. US ...

CBRE Investment Management appoints APAC research lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
CBRE Investment Management has welcomed Melbourne-based Sandy Padilla to the role of APAC head of research. Padilla recently served as senior director within the APAC research team, with a focus on Pacific markets. She joined CBRE Investment Management ...

The challenge of articulating value of ongoing advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A panel session at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney has heard of some of the challenges planners face in articulating the value of ongoing advice arrangements. On the panel was Personal Financial Services principal and founding director Angela ...

FPA welcomes new board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has re-elected William Johns to its board and welcomed Angela Martyn and Jade Khao as new members. All positions will be locked into a three-year term starting November 22. Johns has held a position ...