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Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... with the Tax Practitioners Board, but others will need their licensee to register them. When Marshan asked the crowd to raise their hand if they were aware of this requirement, almost no hands went up. "It's a new requirement that came about as part ...

No big surprises, Levy promises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Fronting the FPA Professionals Congress, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy confirmed there will be no big surprises in her final proposals, due December 16. Appearing alongside FPA chief executive Sarah Abood, Levy explained she has been ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... worked very well for life expectancies at around 70," he said. "But as we're living longer, we're trying to just raise that retirement age; I think that's going to cause a lot of problems." And a good life isn't just about financial assets ...

Investment teams 27% female: FSC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... path. Fund managers are connecting with industry initiatives such as F3 - Future Females in Finance and Future IM/Pact to raise awareness of the interesting and rewarding roles a career in investment management offers," Briggs said. "Driving change will ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

ASIC issues more stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... (Finnia) in response to its flimsy target market determinations (TMDs). Finnia, an unlisted company, pursued a $20 million raise under a prospectus through the issue of redeemable preference shares in the company, for the purpose of lending to real estate ...

Centuria launches new unlisted industrial fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... development opportunity, which could potentially extract further returns for our investors." Centuria said it will seek to raise $22.4 million to launch CIIF2. In March last year, Centuria completed the Centuria Industrial Income Fund No. 1 (CIIF1) raising ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...

Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised its policy interest rate by 75 basis points, flagging ongoing increases will be necessary to bring inflation down to target. Following the central bank's decision, the federal funds rate benchmark sits between 3.75% ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Blackbird Ventures has raised the nation's largest venture capital fund, receiving over $1 billion in committed capital from some of Australia and New Zealand's largest institutions. The fund consists of a $284 million core fund, $668 million follow-on ...