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High-net-worth investors richer, optimistic

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Australia's high-net-worth (HNW) investors have multiplied in size and wealth, controlling $2.77 trillion in investable assets, new research shows. New research commissioned by Praemium and carried out by Investment Trends found the total number of ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... Risk premium inflows experienced slight increases in the 12 months to June 2021, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life shows inflows jumped 5.1% to $16.9 billion. NobleOak led the growth with 70.8%, followed by AIA (18.9%), ClearView ...

Easton to rebrand, seeks to scale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Easton Investments is proposing to rebrand as it looks to "major opportunities" next year in a bid to scale. The ASX-listed firm plans to change its name from Easton Investments to Diverger as the former "no longer reflects the activities, strategic ...

Sequoia buys general insurance book

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
The ASX-listed wealth group is expanding its offering, obtaining a new general insurance AFSL and acquiring the customer book of a brokerage firm. Sequoia Financial Group has acquired the customer book of Tag Insurance Brokers, its associated business ...

2021 FPA Award winners revealed

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) yesterday announced the winners of the 2021 FPA Awards. Now in its ninth year, the FPA Awards recognises exceptional financial planners, paraplanners, university students and advice practices from ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
While there was more merger activity in the 12 months to October than any previous year, about 80% of members in merged superannuation funds weren't even aware their fund had merged. According to KPMG's Superannuation Transformation & Consolidation ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
ASX-listed InvestSMART Group has added a diversified ethical portfolio to its investment menu. The Ethical Growth Portfolio invests in five to 15 ethical ETFs across Australian equities, international equities and bonds. The Morningstar Australia Moderate ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to fabricating evidence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
A former financial adviser, who has previously worked for Westpac, Fortnum Private Wealth and Libertas Financial Planning, pleaded guilty to five criminal offences at the Downing Centre Local Court. Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim pleaded guilty to dishonestly ...

ASIC launches remediation review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
A new ASIC review will force licensees to improve identifying remediation issues and rectify and compensate consumers sooner. The corporate watchdog launched a new consultation with the advice industry to ensure that AFS licensees act efficiently, honestly ...

APRA moves to force EISS Super merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Protecting members' best interests, APRA has imposed additional conditions on EISS Super's licence - including that it must merge with a larger fund by the middle of next year. The move follows APRA's investigation into expenditure and governance ...