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Australian Wealth Advisors Group invests big in Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has become a major shareholder in Sequoia Financial Group. AWAG, which is also ASX-listed, has an 18.02% stake in Sequoia across more than 22.37 million securities. According to the 2024 annual report, Unrandom ...

FundBase to launch platform for retail access to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
FundBase, an investment fund infrastructure provider, is launching a platform to give Australian retail investors access to private markets. The company said it will be the first to offer local retail investors entry into private markets, which have ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Jun Bei Liu is ambitiously setting her sights on doubling the size of her hedge fund to $3 billion as it launches under a new outfit, TenCap. On February 1, the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund became the TenCap Alpha Plus Fund following Liu's separation ...

Coast Advice teams up with New York private investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Coastal Advice Group has formed a long-term partnership with a New York-based private investment firm that provides growth capital, management resources, and strategic advice. The Australian financial services firm, which has 15 advisers and 2500 clients ...

ASX taps Westpac NZ chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has found a new chief risk officer, hiring from across the Tasman Sea. Westpac New Zealand chief risk officer Dirk McLiesh will join the ASX on March 3 following the retirement of Hamish Treleaven in September ...

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has fine-tuned its absolute returns team following an overhaul of the investment function late last year. The absolute returns team manages private credit and hedge fund exposures within client portfolios. ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Australian Ethical's superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as global chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $13 billion fund before ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The global ethics watchdog has issued fresh directives on judging green claims, with the minutiae still in flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Western Australia snatched the title of the country's best performing economy in the September quarter, ranking first in five of the eight economic indicators assessed in the CommSec State of States report. The state claimed the top spot twice over ...

Insignia Financial appoints chief technology officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Insignia Financial has appointed a new chief technology officer, promoting from within. Damien O'Donnell has commenced in the role, replacing acting chief technology officer Frank Lombardo who was in the role for the past six months. O'Donnell brings ...