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ASIC bans investment scammer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
ASIC has permanently banned the founder of Maxwell Financial Services and Asset Capital Holdings, Matthew Allen Beresford, from working in financial services, after he was found guilty of running an investment scam. ASIC has also permanently banned ...

Financial services workers earn 12% pay rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... South Wales workers have an average annual salary of $143,800 compared to the national average or $141,900. About 22% of the state earns between $150,000 and $199,000, which reflects a significant pool of workers in the finance and technology industries. ...

Brookfield takes stake in Cromwell

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Brookfield will soon take over a 19.9% stake in Cromwell Property Group as ESR Group sells down its remaining stake. Cromwell confirmed to the ASX that Brookfield has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to purchase the interest. This is subject ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
CC Capital Partners continues to drag its feet on making an official takeover offer for Insignia Financial, surpassing the two-week timeframe it promised it would make a binding bid within. The announcement released on the ASX this morning states that ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
The government has initiated a consultation phase on sustainable investment product labelling, releasing a paper aligning to its Sustainable Finance Roadmap. The government is seeking industry-wide feedback on a framework for sustainable investment ...

AMP appoints sales lead for North

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... role, bringing over 20 years of experience across advice, insurance, and platform distribution. Georges has led national and state-based sales teams at several organisations including iptiQ/Swiss Re, MLC, NEOS and AMP. AMP group executive of platforms ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... room for the RBA to cut rates in August even if there's modest upward inflation surprise in next week's inflation report." State Street Investment Management APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu agreed the unemployment numbers will spark a rate cut in ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Two advice licensees have paid infringement notices after they were found to have authorised advisers and had them provide personal advice while unregistered. Skye Money and Smart Financial Capital have both paid fines of $31,300 to ASIC for authorising ...

Beware risks in private markets: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
While access to private markets for wealth managers has evolved in the last decade, so too has the level of risk involved, a report states. According to bfinance's Private Markets for Private Wealth: Democratisation vs Retailisation report, 61% of wealth ...

QIC to sell partial stake in US renewable energy financing platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Canadian pension fund La Caisse will acquire a stake in the QIC-backed Renewa, a renewable energy land financing company located in the US, for US$200 million ($307m). QIC acquired 100% ownership of Renewa in 2022. Texas-based Renewa operates as a platform ...