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Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
One year since ASIC forced finfluencers to obtain a general advice licence or else, finfluencers playing by the rules are reaching financially illiterate and disengaged Australians in a way that traditional advice has failed to. Finfluencers backed ...

AEP, GSFM launch Australian film fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
GSFM is partnering with Australian Entertainment Partners to bring to market a unique vehicle investing in the local film and television industry. The AEP Screen Fund will invest in film and television projects made in Australia, structured so that ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Operating a financial advice practice is set to become easier and cheaper under a raft of measures the federal government has introduced, which includes buffering the rising costs of power bills and reducing administration burdens. Federal treasurer ...

BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
BlackRock will launch two new core ETFs, the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLIN) and the iShares Core FTSE Global Property ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLPR). The ETFs will be priced at 20 basis points (or 0.20%), an amount ...

Reserve Bank raises cash rate to 3.85%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... mortgage rates, but the focus in this instance is high services prices and rising labour costs. A decision that will support the AUD, particularly against currencies where the hiking cycle has come to an end," he said. Now, Finder says 69% of its panel ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The recent collapses of local financial advice startups Creativemass and TIQK indicate that the freewheeling days of venture capital funding is drawing to an end. Creativemass, a financial services software provider used by the likes of AMP and Bombora ...

HESTA adds Dahn to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
HESTA has appointed Pitcher Partners' Sue Dahn, an FS Power50 financial adviser, to its board and investment committee. From July 1, Dahn will join the super fund with $70 billion in assets under management. Dahn founded the investment advisory practice ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
The platform offers five diversified portfolios and is managed by Spark's chief investment officer Andrew Coloretti and the wider investment team. Spark Invest has a minimum investment of $5000 per portfolio, with a suite of solutions that ranges from ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... by Global X has a 30-basis point management fee and follows the Bloomberg USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Hedged to AUD Index. The ETF provides investors with access to US investment grade investment bonds, with maturities of at least three years ...

BlackRock eyes new ETF products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... fund manager broadened its Australian fixed income ETF offerings with the launch of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD Hedged ETF (AESG). In partnership with NAB Private Wealth, BlackRock also expanded its iShares ETF suite by listing three products ...