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Future Fund posts 10.1% annual return, surpassing benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... exceeding its target benchmark of 7.6%, as its total assets under management reached a record $223.4 billion. So far, this financial year, the sovereign wealth fund has posted an 8.3% return, with investment gains of $11.5 billion added in the March ...

What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... almost 40% of these cohorts reporting cost-of-living as significantly impacting retirement happiness and their view of financial security. Minney said professional advice and increased financial education were crucial to empower safe spending and confidence. ...

J.P. Morgan lists new global equity ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... return opportunities without undue risk. "JGLO provides an attractive solution designed to help investors realise their financial goals and round out their portfolios with conviction," he said. JPMAM head of wholesale for Australia and New Zealand Mark ...

Adviser fakes exam certificate, cops ASIC ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
ASIC has slapped a permanent ban on a financial adviser who doctored her exam certificate and continued to provide advice without the proper qualifications. Adele Baaini, while working as a representative for licensee AAN Wealth Management, has been ...

Sequoia chief's job at stake in upcoming EGM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Sequoia Financial Group will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in June that will consider a resolution to remove chief executive and managing director Garry Crole. Sequoia was earlier this month informed by a group of shareholders, that collectively ...

Scott Farquhar steps down from Atlassian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... hat over the last two decades. So, I'm confident in taking over full responsibility of the company." According to the Financial Review Rich List, Farquhar is worth $18.16 billion, while Cannon-Brookes is worth $19.01 billion.

Goldman Sachs ditches robo-adviser Marcus Invest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
The investment bank is offloading Marcus Invest to Betterment just three years after announcing it will launch the digital adviser. Betterment will acquire Marcus Invest's digital investing accounts for an undisclosed figure. Goldman Sachs, however ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... minimum investment of $5 million and essentially fast track residency in Australia, to attract potential investors. The Financial Services Council estimates that SIVs have attracted $15 billion from investors, mainly from China. Some $2.7 billion of ...

FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is expanding its remit into the financial advice sector by adding six licensees to its network of members. Count, Fortnum Private Wealth, Infocus, Otivo, Rhombus Advisory, and WT Financial Group have joined FSC's ...

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... $120,000 on average. "Regarding bonuses, approximately 73% of professionals in the industry indicated eligibility for financial bonuses," Kaizen said. "Among the 73% of those with eligibility for bonus potential, 90% received a portion of their total ...