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LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
A specialised listed investment company is looking for a new fund manager as it overhauls its investment mandate. Hygrovest (HGV), a listed investment company that largely invests in Australian and global cannabis-related businesses, wants to diversify ...

ASIC bans mortgage broker for eight years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
An unlicensed mortgage broker who misled superannuation fund members about property investing has been banned from working in financial services for eight years. Christine Betty Childs, who was the director of Think Money and Think Money Wealth Through ...

Centrepoint Alliance scoping for scale

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Centrepoint Alliance said it is actively hunting acquisition opportunities, as it reported a significant increase in profit for the first half. Reporting to the ASX, Centrepoint Alliance recorded a $2.8 million increase in profit before tax, largely ...

Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Former Orb Global Investments chief executive Akhilesh Kamkolkar has pleaded guilty to charges relating to $1 million of investor money he spent for himself. A further two offences of carrying on a financial services business without a licence will ...

Bridges can meet advice affordability gap: Mota

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Following a massive overhaul, Insignia Financial chief executive Renato Mota is confident that one of its brands will be able to meet the growing advice affordability gap. Commenting on the recent performance of the advice business, Insignia chief executive ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement ...

AET divestment drives Insignia profit gain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Insignia Financial recorded a 67% increase in net profit after tax for the first half, while also seeing a drop in its funds under management and administration of $5.5 billion. Reported to the ASX today, Insignia's NPAT was $45.1 million, a significant ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
National Advice Solutions was convicted in a Queensland court for cold-calling consumers and trying to convince them to switch their super fund, copping a $70,000 fine. National Advice Solutions' AFSL was cancelled in December and its two responsible ...

Financial Circle director convicted, fined

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
A director of the now defunct financial services firm has been convicted of managing a corporation and fined $6000. Joshua David Fuoco pleaded guilty to the charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The charge arose from an ASIC investigation that ...

HUB24 grows FUA to $73bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
HUB24 has reported strong results for 1H23, with the financial services provider's funds under administration (FUA) growing to $73 billion. Platform FUA increased to $55.8 billion while portfolio administration and reporting services (PARS) decreased ...