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Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023

Local businesses are poised to reap from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023

... what we see at the moment for the direction of travel in the super landscape is of any concern and truthfully, it's very far from a concern and probably for better, more efficient outcomes for members," she said. "More consolidation would actually ...

No longer an accumulation game: ART

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023

... level of research or ratings to be able to even offer the product as a solution to members," she said. "As an example, so far the Lifetime pension product has had most of its purchases predominantly self-funded, so clients have gone to seminars, used ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023

... increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% last month, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe says so far, the strategy is working. Lowe told the Senate economics committee this morning that the central bank is confident inflation ...

BT upgrades platform functionality

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023

... with a step-by-step guided journey on generating a new Centrelink schedule, 24/7. Out of 44,300 sessions conducted by Blue so far this year, 1300 related to requests to generate a Centrelink schedule." The Service Request Tracker was updated in March ...

Fractional farmland investing platform launches

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023

Real estate and advisory firm LAWD partnered with fractional investing platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratise ownership of Australian farmland. The offering sees a LAWD Bricklet 'head title' split into a co-ownership ...

MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023

... the Asian market, you need boots on the ground, because these investors are very much relationship driven," Martin said. "So far, we've had success in Greater China, now with offices and team members in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. We also added ...

Experience pathway could create two adviser tiers

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023

... not meet the restrictive FASEA requirements. "So, we made a decision that we would lobby for that not to be on the [ASIC] FAR. We don't want to create two tiers of advice. We don't want to try and make distinctions with consumers," she said. ...

BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023

... essential items or missing payments on other bills. "We have heard that some people are opening multiple BNPL accounts, to access far more debt than they'd be able to get on a credit card or a payday loan," he said. "We have also heard that some people ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023

... in this economic climate." The ASFA Retirement Standard suggests that retirees need over $500,000 in their super balance, far exceeding the average Australian super balance for early 60s retirees - $356,000 for men and $288,000 for women. Adding to this ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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