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ETF Shares introduces three ETFs on Cboe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... driver of ETF flows in Australia. "We understand the local advice landscape, including the regulatory shifts following the Royal Commission. That knowledge, combined with our product expertise, positions us to serve advisers in a way other providers ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... Australians have access to affordable advice. There are currently less than 16,000 financial advisers in Australia. Prior to the Royal Commission, at its peak, there was about 26,500. The Coalition said setting a target acknowledges the collapse in adviser ...

Regal writes off Opthea, FUM takes 8% hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Regal Partners has written off its entire investment in Opthea, which contributed to funds under management (FUM) taking an 8.3% hit in the March 2025 quarter. Regal ended up with $16.5 billion as total FUM suffered a $540 million loss stemming from ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... community in fulfilling its role." The report also discusses ASIC actions under new intervention powers granted after the Hayne Royal Commission, including step-in powers to block poorly targeted financial products, for which ASIC was praised. "The committee ...

Tax rules clarified for managed investment trusts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... concession, announced in the 2023-24 Budget, will now commence on the first January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1, following Royal Assent. Similarly, the start date for strengthening the foreign resident capital gains tax regime, outlined in the 2024-25 ...

Aussie instos on the hunt for niche opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
Nuveen's Global Institutional Investor Survey has found that Australian investors are more likely to increase their allocations to private markets in the next five years and to seek out new niche opportunities within the asset class than their global ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... returns." ASIC banned unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales in January 2020 following the Hayne Royal Commission, intending to "stop practices that lead to poor consumer outcomes and trust in the financial system." Subsequently ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Grant Thornton Private Wealth. It launched its Australian financial services business in the lead up to the 2018 Banking Royal Commission and currently partners with 35 advice firms across Australia. "We are investing in established and profitable small ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... unlikely to improve its competitive position relate to peers. The note also said that a return to the company's pre-Royal Commission heyday is improbable. Morningstar said AMP's results fell short of expectations, though this was largely due ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... higher education providers to ensure an appropriate transition to the new education standard," he said. Since the Hayne Royal Commission, the number of advisers dropped from 28,000 in January 2019 to fewer than 16,000. "The current education pathway ...