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Australia ranks 40th for crypto spend

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Australia has been ranked 40 th on a global index that measures where the most people are putting the biggest share of their wealth into cryptocurrency. Chainalysis' 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index said Vietnam holds the top spot for the second consecutive ...

Ex-Synchron boss appointed head of Libertas

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
Former Synchron general manager Phil Osborne has been appointed to head up Sequoia Financial Group's licensee, Libertas Financial Planning. Osborne, who resigned from Synchron in June after just five months, will support the ongoing development of advisers ...

AFA award finalists named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... proud to be a part of an industry that does so much good for individuals and the broader community." AFA chief executive Phil Anderson agreed that it is an honour to participate as a judge in the award process this year. "The AFA and Zurich have supported ...

ESR, GIC launch third logistics partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... Perth. At its close, EALP II held 17 assets with an expected end value of circa $1.3 billion ESR Australia chief executive Phil Pearce added: "ESR Australia is well placed to continue the momentum demonstrated by EALP II and is already undertaking due ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Phillip Lowe has said the board will do what's necessary to ensure inflation in Australia returns to target. At its meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The ...

The time is right: AFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has seen a mixed response, with many questioning the timing, but Phil Anderson says it's the right time. The idea of the two associations joining forces has certainly been on the industry's ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... 12% of its members, Active Super has opened a new office to service Newcastle and the Central Coast, with chief executive Phil Stockwell saying the importance of regional and rural New South Wales to the fund can't be downplayed. The $13 billion ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... 2023. If it goes ahead, current FPA chief executive Sarah Abood would serve as chief executive while AFA chief executive Phil Anderson would take on a general manager transition role, according to FPA chair David Sharpe. AFA national president Sam Perera ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
While the annual Your Future, Your Super performance test is focused on stamping out underperformance, its impact on industry consolidation is likely already shifting, according to KPMG. The results of the second annual performance test are expected ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The Centre for Social Impact's report investigating trends in Australians' income and philanthropic giving has found that although top-end wealth has grown, giving has lagged. Australia has the world's second highest median level of wealth and the fourth ...