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Stonehouse acquires risk advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Stonehouse Financial Group has acquired the books of a long-serving risk adviser who will leave the industry to pursue other interests. Financial adviser Greg Owen has sold his practice GJO Financial Services for an undisclosed amount to Jeremy Chiel ...

Dexus reports higher portfolio valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
ASX-listed Dexus reported a $362 million increase in the valuations of its 117 property assets as at June end. Dexus revalued 117 of its 128 assets including one healthcare property, 41 office properties and 75 industrial properties. It said the externally ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
With Catholic Super and Equipsuper set to officially merge at the end of the month, chair Andrew Fairley will hand over the reins - but he has "no interest in going home to mow the lawns". After more than 12 years at the helm of Equip, two of which ...

Licensee to acquire Sentry Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
An ASX-listed financial services firm will acquire Sentry Group for $7 million and add 155 authorised representatives to its books. WT Financial Group (WTL) announced today that upon completing the takeover, it will have some 275 financial advisers ...

Adviser numbers fall below 20k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
The number of authorised financial advisers has officially dipped to 19,922, declining about 11% compared to this time last year. As at June 3, Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows that there are currently 2144 active AFSLs. ...

PEXA to IPO in June

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
Link Group has announced that digital property settlement platform PEXA will list on the ASX towards the end of June after fielding offers from private equity firms. Link has signed an underwriting agreement for the initial public offering of PEXA ...

Future Fund to hire 70 for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The sovereign wealth fund is looking to add 70 people to its investment team, with the specific skill sets of identifying good external managers. Appearing at senate hearings yesterday Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt and chief investment officer ...

Fund manager hit with serious charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The former managing director of Global Merces Funds Management, which is now in liquidation, has been slapped with criminal charges for dishonest conduct and providing dodgy information about the fund's affairs. The court determined that Holly Grofski ...

ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
ASIC is taking action against a financial services group for allegedly paying conflicted remuneration totalling $165,000 to its financial advisers who gave inappropriate SMSF and property advice. Equiti Financial Services (Equiti FS) - which is now ...

Former Westpac chief executive in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has joined an investment advisory founded last year. In his new role, he is working as a senior adviser to Melbourne-based Sayers which launched last year. "We're assembling a team of the brightest minds ...