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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 ...

Brookfield subsidiary launches credit fund locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... continuum globally, backed by Oaktree's three decades of credit expertise," he said. Last year, Hall told Financial Standard that its flagship private credit and infrastructure funds have produced positive returns and that's started to resonate ...

PGIM inks joint venture for 20 Bridge Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
PGIM Real Estate is partnering with Anton Real Estate Partners to acquire 20 Bridge Street in the Sydney CBD - currently home to the ASX. Bought via the PGIM Real Estate Asia Pacific value-add strategy, the building is close to Circular Quay and key ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... reasons," including in case any claims arise. Separately, however, Consumer Champion owner Adam Glezer told Financial Standard about representing someone whose family, while dealing with Rest just a few weeks ago, struggled to arrange insurance payouts ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... Besen met with over 30 potential managers before selecting Climate Tech Partners. In a statement provided to Financial Standard, Besen said that Climate Tech Partners "wasn't just another tech VC." "Besen liked that CTP's model is aiming to solve ...

FSCP deregisters adviser for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... products recommended to clients that were in good faith, delivered with competence and be neither misleading nor deceptive (Standard 9). The FSCP consequently imposed a registration prohibition order under s921(K)(1)(d) and s921L(1)(c) of the Corporations ...

Global X launches Russell 2000 ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... underrepresented in large-cap benchmarks like the S&P 500. Global X senior investment strategist Billy Leung told Financial Standard the Russell 2000 is one of the broadest small cap indices, with more balanced sector exposure compared to the S&P 500 ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... requiring Cbus' trustee, United Super, to appoint an independent expert to review its compliance with Prudential Standard 520, which mandates all boards members of a super fund meet criteria of fitness and propriety, including demonstrating "character ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... arrangements for current students, and any impact on those existing financial advisers who are striving to meet the education standard by the deadline of 1 January 2026." ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland, who also spoke at the event, said one of ASIC's ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million worth of steel and aluminium to the US, it represents just 0.03% of the ...