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UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
The fund's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option returned a dismal -15.96% in FY24, but chief investment officer John Pearce says the growth themes remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared ...

NGS Super refreshes investment team, promotes three

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
NGS Super has revamped its investment team, creating a new deputy chief investment officer role and promoting two staffers within its ESG and responsible investment unit. Michael Mi was promoted to the newly created role of deputy chief investment officer. ...

Eildon confirms talks with Trilogy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
Eildon Capital Group flagged that Trilogy Funds is interested in buying "certain assets" from the ASX-listed company but stopped short of confirming a full acquisition. Eildon confirmed it is in discussions with Trilogy relating to a proposed transaction ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Australia's ability to control inflation looks more challenging and intractable as there is a good chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist ...

ASIC bans 'incompetent' financial services directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
ASIC has banned two former directors and responsible managers of XTrade, a trading platform that offers clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts. The directors, Shay Zakhaim and Anthony Anderson ...

Kidmans acquires wealth advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Kidmans Partners, a member of the Count network, has acquired Victorian accounting and financial advice firm Zanacorp for $2.1 million. Kidmans will pay 70% of the consideration for Elsternwick-based Zanacorp upon completion and the remainder will be ...

Hostplus nabs top JANA executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The $110 billion industry fund that looks after hospitality workers has snared a senior property executive from JANA Investment Advisers. Chris Cawson jumped to Hostplus two weeks after the asset consultant lost its infrastructure head to the industry ...

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
A Western Australian financial adviser was permanently banned after he lied to his employer and clients about having passed the Financial Adviser Exam. Dashiel Benjo Vee, also known as Dash Vee, is banned from providing financial services, controlling ...

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Australia's job mobility rate has fallen for the first time in three years, back to around its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said in the 12 months ...

AWAG invests in advice firm, adds to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has taken a stake in Melican Financial Planning and added Murdoch Private Wealth to its licence. ASX-listed AWAG took a 20% stake in Melican Financial Planning, a firm that provides accounting, mortgage broking ...