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CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Of the almost 29,000 candidates that sat the CFA Institute's latest Level I exam, just 35% passed. Some 28,953 candidates sat the Level I CFA Program across the globe in November 2023. Of these, 35% were successful and can now apply to sit the Level ...

HUB24 sets sights on $100bn FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
HUB24 is confident that it is on track to reach a $100 billion funds under administration milestone in 2025. In a quarterly update released this morning, the investments platform announced it hit $91.2 billion at the end of December 2023, up 25% year ...

CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) chief investment officer Christopher Ailman will depart on June 30, after 24 years at the fund. At an Investment Committee meeting, Ailman revealed his intention step down from the position ...

Centrepoint Alliance chair resigns after four months

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Simon Swanson has resigned as chair of Centrepoint Alliance (Centrepoint) just four months on from his appointment. Swanson's departure as chair is effective immediately, while his departure as a board director takes effect at the end of the month. ...

Court fines Linchpin, Endeavour directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Several directors of Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities, both of which are now in liquidation, were slapped with a combined $390,000 penalty by the Federal Court for breaching their duties. Last April, the court found that Ian Williams ...

Investors livid over fresh portfolio valuation: Mayfair 101

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Mayfair 101 says its noteholders have been left devastated by new sales data that suggests the Mission Beach real estate portfolio has increased in value by as much as $170 million. Mayfair 101 purchased the portfolio of 200-plus properties in 2019. ...

ASIC cracks down on Prospero for reporting failures

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
The corporate regulator recently suspended the AFSL of Melbourne-based over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer Prospero Markets (Prospero). The penalty comes after the Forex and CFD trading platform, which services mainly Chinese-speaking clients ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
While infrastructure's inflation pass-through supported earnings in 2023, its defence and diversification could make it valuable in 2024, says Clearbridge Investments. According to Clearbridge portfolio manager Nick Langley, increasing earnings ...

CSLR estimates $241m to fund backlog of complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The board of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) estimates $241 million will be needed to fund claims lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) between November 2018 and September 2022. The CSLR is set to begin receiving ...