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Two Brisbane advice firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
Brisbane-based financial advice firms Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners, which are part of AZ NGA, have announced their merger. The merged entity will operate under EWM chief executive and co-founder Greg Cook and ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
Income inequality is too high and continues to balloon in 60% of low- and middle-income countries studied by Oxfam International, tipping the Gini coefficient well above acceptable levels. Oxfam found that income inequality is rampant among 64 out of ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The annual list of the world's most innovative wealthtech companies was recently released, with several Australian firms making the cut. Iress, GBST, Practifi, Lumiant, and Ignition Advice were all on the list, which was selected by a panel of industry ...

Superhero introduces $2 brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
The trading platform today introduced a new pricing structure that charges investors $2 on all ASX trades for up to $20,000. Trades more than $20,000 incur a 0.01% brokerage fee. Superhero chief executive and co-founder John Winters credits the revised ...

Mercury Capital acquires KKR's stake in Findex

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Mercury Capital will acquire KKR's 40% stake in wealth management and advisory firm Findex. The partnership will leverage Mercury Capital's understanding of the Australian and New Zealand markets and their experience working with business owners ...

James Mawhinney arrested as Mayfair 101 saga rolls on

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney was arrested yesterday and charged with engaging in dishonest conduct for allegedly claiming IPO Wealth Group owned companies that it did not. Mawhinney has been in a years-long battle with ASIC now, with the regulator ...

GIP Australia Fund surpasses new milestone

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) announced that the GIP Australia Fund II (GIPA II) has completed fundraising with aggregate committed capital of $4 billion, at the upper end of the $3 billion to $4 billion target range. The fund has commitments ...

James Mawhinney applies to have ASIC's case struck out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Lawyers acting on behalf of the embattled Mayfair 101 private equity investment group have applied to the Federal Court to strike out the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) case against the group's managing director James Mawhinney. ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Fund managers prepare for harsher penalties

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
Fines for alternative fund managers for breaking regulations are expected to rise, according to new research commissioned by Ocorian. The international study among fund managers at private equity, venture capital and real estate firms revealed 79% were ...