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Only one quarter of ETP growth from performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
Australia's exchange traded product market reached $115 billion at the end of June 2021, increasing 76% in 12 months - but according to Rainmaker research, only a small portion of that growth came from performance. The latest Rainmaker data shows $35 ...

RI Advice failed oversight obligations: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
The Federal Court found that RI Advice Group's failure to provide rigorous oversight over a former financial adviser resulted in bad advice to consumer detriment. The court said the licensee failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that its former ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
Despite doomsayers predictions, COVID-19 has not killed off the big Australian high street names in retail - actually, it may have benefited them. Airlie Funds Management portfolio manager and head of research Emma Fisher told Financial Standard that ...

FYG launches advice delivery platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
Boutique financial advice group FYG Planners has rolled out a new platform to improve the advice delivery process and increase client engagement. FYG Planners partnered with LivePreso to launch WealthEye, an advice delivery portal. LivePreso's platform ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

CountPlus firm finalises acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
CountPlus member firm Unite Advisory has finalised the terms to acquire and merge with Coffs Harbour based advisory firm Bentley Brett & Vincent. The transaction includes an initial payment of $1.45 million and deferred payments over two years with ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
As the Greater Sydney lockdown is extended a further fortnight, the federal government has confirmed disaster relief payments are on the way to support businesses. "The Morrison government is upgrading its national response to COVID-19 outbreaks with ...

Mirae appoints local chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
The $280 billion Korean asset manager has appointed the former chief executive of ETF Securities to lead its Australian office and a former Coolabah executive to head operations. Kris Walesby has joined as chief executive for Australia and Oliver Reynolds ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
The Packhorse Pastoral Company has secured its first property located in Queensland after raising $62.5 million. The agricultural asset manager acquired Stuart's Creek, an 8360-hectare parcel of land located 45 kilometres north-west of Roma, Queensland. ...

OnePath to remediate over pressure selling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
OnePath Life is repaying customers to the tune of $35 million due to poor telephone sales practices. Following an ASIC intervention and action, OnePath was found to have sold life insurance over the phone between 2010 and 2016 using pressure selling ...