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Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
While Australia's economy has been surprisingly resilient to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hikes, inflation remains well above global trends, according to UBS's 2024-2025 local economic outlook. The report, written by UBS economists George Tharenou ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires Financial Advice Matters

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
Centrepoint Alliance has entered into a binding agreement to purchase 100% of Brisbane-based financial advice firm Financial Advice Matters Group (FAM). Centrepoint Alliance said the transaction, subject to the fulfilment of closing conditions, should ...

Institutions must come to the table now: First Australians Capital

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
First Australians Capital (FAC) managing partner Benson Saulo wants to see financial institutions come to the table and back the Indigenous business sector. Ahead of the launch of FAC's Catalytic Capital Impact Fund which aims to support Indigenous-led ...

Magellan chief executive quits

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
After 17 months in the top job, David George has relinquished his positions as Magellan Financial Group chief executive and managing director, effective immediately. Magellan's board said it is the right moment to redirect their leadership and thanked ...

Morningstar eyes super space with new hire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Morningstar Australasia has appointed the former chief executive of Adviser Ratings to the newly created role of senior vice president, enterprise sales, to steer the research firm's growth in the superannuation and retirement sectors. Mark Hoven has ...

Netwealth to distribute private markets offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
Netwealth has entered a strategic partnership with New York-based fintech platform iCapital, broadening access to global private credit markets and hedge funds for financial advice firms and their wholesale clients in Australia. Netwealth managing director ...

Former AMP Capital executive takes over at Selfwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
SelfWealth has named Craig Keary as its new chief executive, set to assume the role next week. The news of Keary joining comes just days after the trading platform rejected a takeover bid from rival Stake. Stake was offering 17.5 cents per share, which ...

Navigator Global appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
Navigator Global Investments (NGI) has named Stephen Darke as its new chief executive, based in Australia, following the departure of Sean McGould. Darke will step into the role at the end of the month and take up a seat on NGI's board as an executive ...

Iress completes $52m sale of MFA business to SS&C

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Iress has finalised the $52 million sale of its Managed Funds Administration (MFA) business to SS&C, while also kicking off the divestment process for its Platforms unit. In August, the financial services software company revealed that SS&C would acquire ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) experienced a slight increase in the month of August, jumping to 5.2% from 4.9% in July. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the major contributors to the price increase included housing ...