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Australian Wealth Advisors Group invests big in Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has become a major shareholder in Sequoia Financial Group. AWAG, which is also ASX-listed, has an 18.02% stake in Sequoia across more than 22.37 million securities. According to the 2024 annual report, Unrandom ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... the $50 million of costs that are above the sector cap. It must not be the blameless small business financial advice profession that pays this huge bill, when the people who caused this problem are walking away virtually unscathed."

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... the $50 million of costs that are above the sector cap. It must not be the blameless small business financial advice profession that pays this huge bill, when the people who caused this problem are walking away virtually unscathed," she said. "The problems ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... of Last Resort (CSLR). A review of the CSLR was announced today. "The fact is the growing cost of the CSLR makes the profession more unattractive for advisers, and the businesses that employ them, who are being saddled with higher regulatory levies to ...

ASX taps Westpac NZ chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has found a new chief risk officer, hiring from across the Tasman Sea. Westpac New Zealand chief risk officer Dirk McLiesh will join the ASX on March 3 following the retirement of Hamish Treleaven in September ...

Orbis recruits investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Orbis Investments, the contrarian equity manager with $62 billion assets under management, has hired an investment specialist to work with its local client team. Based in Melbourne, Werner du Preez will oversee Orbis' relationships with research ...

Magellan unveils refreshed leadership, investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Magellan Financial Group has made a raft of changes to both its C-suite and investments team, resulting in several key departures. The changes come as Magellan looks to execute on its strategic growth ambitions, including capitalising on its strategic ...

AdviceIQ general manager Paul Harding-Davis to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... contribution it has made to many people who needed advice, and the contribution to the respect of and appreciation for the profession of advice," he said. "It's a mark of genuine professions that they carry out Pro Bono work." Harding-David also said ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The global ethics watchdog has issued fresh directives on judging green claims, with the minutiae still in flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related ...

Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... announcement from the Treasurer in November 2023 was "met with some surprise" and called for greater consultation by the profession. "We have been engaging with the government on this change since it was first announced by the Treasurer in 2023," Ghandar ...