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Praemium sees record earnings jump

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Praemium recorded a 52% uplift in EBITDA, with chief executive Anthony Wamsteker saying it's reflective of strategic decisions paying off. Praemium reported a statutory net profit after tax of $9.1 million and a record EBITDA of $11.4 million - ...

ASIC bans mortgage broker for eight years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
An unlicensed mortgage broker who misled superannuation fund members about property investing has been banned from working in financial services for eight years. Christine Betty Childs, who was the director of Think Money and Think Money Wealth Through ...

Clime profits slide, poised for further M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Clime Investment Management's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) slid 47% on the back of integration costs and investors won't receive an interim dividend, as it plans for more M&A activity. Clime's NPAT has slid to $236,000 from $445,000 in its ...

Centrepoint Alliance scoping for scale

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Centrepoint Alliance said it is actively hunting acquisition opportunities, as it reported a significant increase in profit for the first half. Reporting to the ASX, Centrepoint Alliance recorded a $2.8 million increase in profit before tax, largely ...

ClearView offloads managed investments unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
ClearView will solely focus its efforts on life insurance after flagging that it found a buyer for its managed investments business as it also continues to review the future of its superannuation fund. Human Financial, an investment management and technology ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
At the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
The Queensland government investor has recruited Simon La Greca as global head of private debt, replacing Andrew Jones who stepped down from the role this month. La Greca joins from Ares Management where he was a partner and head of infrastructure debt ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the ASFA conference, Macquarie Capital managing director and head of global and Asia-Pacific equity strategy Viktor Shvets said he believes unprecedented economic forces will change the investment climate in the coming decades. Shvets forecasts that ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Australia's sustainable pension expenditure stands out from other advanced economies' retirement income systems, an ASFA report says. ASFA's Cost of pensions across advanced economies report said Australia's government pension expenditure ...