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Brighter Super launches Retire Easy Pension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... Koch, also known as Kochie, as retirement ambassador. The partnership sees the former television personality and personal finance guru provide insights and guidance to the fund's members via an online resource center and webinars and in-person se ...

Corporate borrowing hits all-time high despite interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
The world's largest listed companies took on US$378 billion of net new debt last financial year, driving corporate debt to an unprecedented US$8.18 trillion, according to Janus Henderson's latest corporate debt index. While significant, the increase ...

New boutique launches private debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... investors stable returns. Nero Private invests in credit-vetted, property-secured loans specifically tailored for commercial finance purposes. The minimum investment amount for the Nero Private Fund is $50,000 and it has been established to deliver annual ...

Australian wealth rises to $16.2tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... drive growth in household wealth in the first quarter of 2024, with house prices continuing to increase," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. Superannuation assets contributed 0.9 percentage points to growth in household wealth this quarter ...

Real estate fund manager chief executive departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... Varun Sachdev will succeed Parisi on 1 July 2024 as chief executive and joint company secretary. Sachdev was appointed finance chief in October 2021 and before that was the financial controller of MaxCap Group. Parisi said: "I would like to thank the ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... the help of BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory. Kostis Hatzidakis, Greece's minister of national economy and finance, affirmed the country's plans to set up the first sovereign wealth fund this week, which will reportedly have an initial ...

Average super balances fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... surgeons were the highest paid occupation with 4170 individuals reporting an average taxable income of $460,000. Those in the finance profession also made the top 10 list, along with those in the legal sector. The top 10 highest paid occupations were ...

NRF appoints inaugural chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... senior investment positions at Oaktree Capital and Soros Funds Management, Manning brings over 25 years of experience in finance, economics and investment to the NRFC. She has extensive investment experience in Australia and overseas, including in New ...

Fiducian welcomes two practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... Gill also teaches the capstone financial planning unit at Deakin University. Paul Blackadder, the principal of Blackadder Finance, an advice practice that also offers loans and insurance broking services. Blackadder Finance is in Northern Territory's ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... officer Emma Sakellaris says for many beneficiaries, windfalls will expose a huge gap in their lack of knowledge about finance and investments. It will mean equipping them with the financial and investment skills to manage, grow, and protect their wealth ...