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Alternative real estate investment manager launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... and wealth managers throughout Southeast Asia. "The opportunity is ripe for ASEAN investors wanting exposure to the Australian property market. Private credit only makes this more compelling due to its defensive characteristics and stable, reliable income ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... Sequoia's licensee services and supporting our national growth ambitions." The new appointment comes after the Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) became a major shareholder in Sequoia in February. AWAG, which is also ASX-listed, now has an 18.02% ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... Meanwhile, APRA said it is "business as usual" regardless of which party won. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court told the Australian Shareholders' Association Investor Conference this morning that a change in government is something that regulatory bodies ...

New ACCC chief named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has appointed Sarah Proudfoot as chief executive. Despite also conducting an external search, Proudfoot started with the ACCC in 2005 when she joined the agency's Infocentre. She has since held ...

Magellan sees $1bn monthly outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... partnership with Vinva was announced in August last year and has seen Magellan launch four systemic equity funds for the Australian market. Formica said the group is determined to pursue strategic growth opportunities and partnerships that will add value ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brite Advisors after the now-defunct investment and pension firm failed to compensate a client, triggering a payout under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The regulator cancelled ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... weathering and withstanding this global economic uncertainty in the near term but also making sure that we make the Australian people the primary beneficiaries of all of this churn and change that we're seeing in the world." Chalmers added that the ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... all Australians." Meanwhile, CPA Australia urged the newly elected government to revitalise, reform and repair the Australian economy. CPA Australia chief executive Chris Freeland said he looks forward to the government delivering a clear and optimistic ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Ophir Opportunities Fund has outperformed every rival in its category, topping the Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... review found Rest had resolved just 8% of claims within 90 days - the lowest rate among the trustees assessed. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) considers three months a reasonable timeframe for finalising straightforward death benefit ...