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Betashares launches 'industry first' bond funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
Betashares has launched four funds on the ASX, offering geared long and short exposure to Australian government bonds and 10-year US Treasuries. The new offerings include the Betashares Geared Long Australian Government Bond Fund (ASX: GGAB), designed ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
In its final response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), the government plans to modernise the best interests duty and amend the Statement of Advice (SoA), while also granting approval for superannuation funds to provide personal advice. In its ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
ASIC has identified a trend among some online trading providers, presenting high-risk investment opportunities to retail investors, a shift emerging amid the fluctuating market conditions and the decline in retail trading activity post-pandemic. In ...

Rest welcomes chief financial officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... roles across banking, insurance, and superannuation. He joins the super fund after 15 years at EY, where he served as an associate partner. After the departure of Rest's previous chief financial officer Kulwant Singh-Pangly in September, O'Sullivan ...

Pendal manager joins Barings

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... wealth and retail businesses in Australia, Greater China and Southeast Asia. Barings has appointed Zoe Cowley as an associate director within its business development group. Cowley arrives from Pendal, where she spent three years, most recently as a ...

Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Over the past decade, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Australia have yielded an 18% return on investment compared to 9% for the ASX 100 and 8% for the ASX Small Ordinaries Index in the last decade. According to the Australian Investment ...

Count, Diverger forge ahead with acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
One day after COG Financial Services backed out of the running, Count announced that its acquisition of Diverger will go ahead and flagged that it's upped its offer price. Count is now willing to pay more for every Diverger share at $1.3651 - more ...

Rest hires policy lead from HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... working for former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews. Burgio has a legal background, including eight years as a senior associate focused on employment and industrial relations law at Maurice Blackburn. At Rest, he will report to chief people, strategy ...

Australian Unity sells advice arm to Fortnum, Nestworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australian Unity entered into a strategic alliance, selling its financial advice business to AZ NGA-owned advisory firm Nestworth and Fortnum Private Wealth. AZ NGA, through Nestworth, will acquire Australian Unity's employed adviser and corporate superannuation ...

Msquared Capital bolsters local team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Greg Thomas and Michael Volkiene will join the private credit fund manager as its chief operating officer and general manager, loan origination and credit, respectively. Thomas brings over 24 years of experience in funds management to the role and joins ...