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Alpencrest ramps up expansion, signs Aussie affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Alpencrest Capital, a funds management incubator focused on distribution, has signed up its fifth affiliate and expects to come to market with three unit trusts in five months' time. Read Price and Camilla Love set up Alpencrest 18 months ago and officially ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Former Melbourne financial adviser Bradley Grimm will continue to serve his sentence after failing to have his dishonesty conviction and prison term overturned. Grimm pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct whilst running a financial ...

CSC sells down data centre holdings to Future Fund, Infratil

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
The Future Fund and Infratil will up their stakes in a local data centre services provider as the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) sheds some of its holdings. CSC has agreed to offload 12.04% of the ordinary shares it holds in Canberra ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing ...

Oaktree offers Star $650m lifeline

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Oaktree Capital has offered Star Entertainment a debt financing proposal to provide $650 million in two debt facilities with a term of five years. The proposal is subject to numerus conditions, including a comprehensive security package and intercreditor ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Australian Bond Exchange grows footprint with global partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Australian Bond Exchange (ABE) will partner with ViewTrade Australia to take its over-the-counter (OTC) offerings global. ViewTrade Australia is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Holding Corp, which provides brokerage, technology and financial solutions to ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...

CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) delivered another strong half yearly result this week, reporting net profit after tax of $5.14 billion. Yet, despite the continued strong performance, analysts are highly conscious of how overvalued the bank might ...