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ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
A year into its investment scam disruption project, ASIC has taken down more than 7300 phishing and investment scam websites. This includes the removal of 5530 fake investment platform scams since July 2023. It has also seen the closure of 1065 phishing ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) trimmed its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% after holding a decades-high rate of 5.50% since May 2023. The central bank pointed to inflation converging to its target range as the core reason ...

Cost cutting returns Bravura to profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Bravura Solutions returned to profit in the 2024 financial year following a "difficult year" but flags it is not done with its cost-cutting strategies. The ASX-listed firm's total revenue was stable at $250.4 million but managed to haul itself out of ...

Netwealth FUA nears $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
A mixture of inflows and market rally helped boost Netwealth's funds under advice (FUA), jumping 25.2% to $88 billion in the year to June. The growth comprised net inflows of $11.2 billion and market movement of $6.5 billion, buoyed by the 143,251 ...

Monash Investors merges with DMX AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Monash Investors has confirmed the completed merger with DMX Asset Management as of August 12. Following the merger, DMX AM portfolio manager Michael Haddad has been named co-portfolio manager with Monash Investors. "Michael hit the ground running ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Vanguard, Betashares, iShares, and VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion ...

First Sentier farewells senior portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
First Sentier Investors' high-profile small companies team has lost one of its longest-serving members. The small and mid-cap fund group led by Dawn Kanelleas has farewelled senior portfolio manager Pavlos Totsis. Totsis - along with Kanelleas and ...

Iress snags Insignia Financial executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Iress, the advice software provider, has appointed a new executive to run its superannuation business, hiring from Insignia Financial. Sam Wall has over 25 years' experience in superannuation, investments, wealth and insurance, leading teams across ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is proposing to increase support for low-income earners by redistributing the revenue generated from the government's planned additional taxation on superannuation balances above $3 million ...