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Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Economists have had their say about tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision, the vast majority anticipate the central bank to jack up cash rates. A Finder survey has said that 86% of its expert panelists believe the cash rate will change ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
CHOICE has made a submission to the federal government, providing a framework on how to better protect consumers from risks associated with cryptocurrency. According to the latest data from CHOICE's national consumer survey, one in five Australians ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Increased support for the Australian Greens and climate-focused independent 'teal' candidates, signals that governments will no longer only be held accountable by traditional metrics like growth, employment, and productivity, but also by progress against ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
As interest rates rise and inflation grows, some are lamenting a possible knowledge and experience gap in the industry, with a considerable number of financial advisers having only ever known a low inflation environment. At its May meeting, the Reserve ...

ASIC bans financial adviser for five years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Sydney financial adviser Walter Yaolong Guan has been banned for five years after operating without a licence. ASIC found that between March 2017 and August 2021, Guan, through his company Perennial Growth, carried on a financial services business when ...

First crypto ETFs launch on Cboe Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
Finally, after several years of regulatory negotiation, ETF Securities and Cosmos Asset Management have launched cryptocurrency ETFs on Cboe Australia. In a statement, Cboe said ETFs are the first to offer Australian investors with direct, regulated ...

Atrium adds national sales manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
Justin Brooks has been tapped for the job of national sales manager at Atrium Investment Management. Brooks joins from Investors Mutual, where he served as state manager for Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia for more than seven years. In this ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised rates by 0.5%, the most aggressive interest rate increase in over 20 years. In his opening statement, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "Inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing ...

Packhorse acquires trophy property, opens next raise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Packhorse has acquired a 10,000-hectare South East Queensland property, Moolan Downs Aggregation which has brought the company's total assets under management to $104 million. The latest addition to the real estate investment company's portfolio ...

Hostplus, Statewide Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
With its merger with Statewide Super now complete, Hostplus says it is on track to hit $100 billion next year. Hostplus now has $81 billion in funds under management and is home to 1.5 million members after merging with Statewide. This places them in ...