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Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Hejaz Financial Services is launching three funds with an ethical overlay to retail investors that invest in global equities, credit and property. As part of the $180 million fund manager's aggressive growth strategy, the funds will give Australian ...

Class launches SMSF auditor tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
The SMSF technology platform has launched an online tool to assist accountants in finding suitable SMSF auditors for their clients. The tool will allow accountants to request quotes from different providers that connect directly to the Class product ...

Angus Benbow leaves finance for fitness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Former Centrepoint Alliance chief executive Angus Benbow has taken up a leadership role with mixed-martial arts gym program Wimp2Warrior. Benbow announced he will be co-chief executive of Wimp2Warrior alongside its founder Nick Langton. "An exciting ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
At its July 6 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 0.1% and retained the April 2024 bond as "the bond for the yield target" - against speculation that it would roll this over to the November 2024 bond. At the ...

Capital Group managing director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Capital Group's managing director for the Australia and New Zealand business has stepped down after 10 years. The fund manager confirmed that Paul Hennessy has exited as it hired Murray Brewer in the newly created role of head of Australia client ...

FASEA scraps three-month rule

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is introducing a relief that will allow financial advisers to sit the November examination regardless of their last sitting. FASEA is proposing to relax the three-month registration requirement in ...

WaveStone co-founder retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
WaveStone Capital's second co-founding principal has announced his retirement. Graeme Burke has exited WaveStone, the fund manager confirmed. Burke helped launch WaveStone in 2006 with Ian Harding and Catherine Allfrey as an Australian and New Zealand-focused ...

AMP Capital GEFI sold to Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
AMP is selling AMP Capital's Global Equities and Fixed Income business to Macquarie, with the division valued at $185 million. Under the sale, the global equities and fixed income capabilities will be combined with Macquarie's public investments ...

AFA slams new SOA measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at ASIC and APRA for causing "confusion" and "interfering" with financial advice as they look to introduce new changes to Statements of Advice. The association points to the regulators' joint letter ...

New chair for AIA Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
AIA Australia has a new chair, separating its board from the board of AIA New Zealand. Theresa Gattung had been chair for 12 years, now she will serve as chair of the AIA New Zealand board only. Peter Yates, previous chair of CommInsure which AIA acquired ...