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Inflation pummels adviser pay by 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... just 2.6%. Comparatively, teachers' pay increased 3% p.a. Recruit 2 Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite said the results raise a few questions relative to salaries and the recruitment supply side. "Will this have a negative impact attracting university ...

HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... HMC remains on-track to commence fund raising in 2H 2024 for its inaugural Energy Transition Platform which is seeking to raise up to $2 billion. "We are impressed by the calibre of Stor-Energy's management team and believe the business has the potential ...

Federation AM invests in Astris Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... and Brownjohn both left Macquarie Group in 2018 to set off on their own. Brownjohn launched Federation with a $500 million raise for the first fund, targeting companies that operate in renewable energy, health, education, and real estate. It currently ...

Aviva exits Australia, shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
Aviva Investors is shuttering its Australian office and moving operations offshore as it also terminates its strategy, the Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund. Aviva told investors that it has "recently made the decision to close the investment ...

Qualitas scores $550m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Qualitas revealed it has secured its first commitment from a North American-based global institutional investor. The $550 million mandate will be invested in commercial real estate private credit across construction loans, predevelopment land loans ...

Nominations open for FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... 2024 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community. This year, we celebrate ...

Financial advice profession 'lacks consistent protocols'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... FAAA put forward seven key recommendations to help reduce the impact of financial abuse. These included taking action to raise public awareness of financial abuse, creating a central source of training and support for those affected, establishing a hotline ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... in 2023. "But while the region's fundraising may have reached a decade low and most country-specific funds struggled to raise capital, demand for Asia-regional funds grew amid investors' stronger preference for diversification and reduced risk appetite," ...

Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... experienced each of two financial stress indicators: 20.7% of households had cash-flow problems and 18.7% of households couldn't raise $2000 within a week. Additionally, more than half of Australians are reportedly just making ends meet or failing to ...

Ascot Securities hit with infringement notice for 'serious failures'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Ascot Securities was issued an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) in November last year for serious failures, resulting in a $3.1 million penalty and a requirement to enter an enforceable undertaking. However, Ascot chose not ...