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Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

State Super welcomes new board member

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Thomas Costa has joined State Super's (SAS Trustee Corporation) board of directors, commencing his four-year term last month. Costa is currently the assistant secretary of Unions NSW, where his responsibilities include managing the union's communications ...

Canadian VC fund invests in Aussie fintech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
TELUS Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Canada's most active corporate venture capital fund Telus Corporation, has made an undisclosed capital injection into Australian agri-fintech company Digital Agriculture Services (DAS). The investment ...

GBST revamps wealth platform, unveils corporate rebrand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
Tomorrow, GBST will launch its enhanced SaaS Composer wealth management administration platform and refreshed brand to support a new strategic direction. GBST's upgraded SaaS Composer platform offers organisations a consolidated view of their customers' ...

US agencies act to prevent crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
As a second institution is closed by regulators, emergency measures to shore up the US financial system and prevent a banking crisis are being implemented. It comes as local tech companies confirm minimal exposures to the Silicon Valley Bank failure. ...

Morrison Securities stake to net Sequoia $40m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Sequoia Financial Group is offloading 80% of Morrison Securities to a digital wealth platform for $40.5 million. The listed wealth group is divesting 80% of its equity interest in the stockbroker to New Quantum Holdings, leaving Sequoia's balance sheet ...

Advice tech firm officially launches local operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
Digital advice platform intelliflo has officially set up shop in Australia, following the successful trial of its Aussie adapted 'intelliflo office' advice software last year. At the time of the trial, intelliflo hired Stuart Alsop as its head of sales ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Sparked by the Great Resignation, financial services candidates seeking massive salary hikes could be a thing of the past as employers reject double-digit pay increases. Financial services employees looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market ...

Adviser exits spur innovation: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Investment Trends' 2022 Adviser and Advice Technology report, developed in conjunction by Finura Group, highlights a proliferation of providers exploring international opportunities and a blurring of the lines between investment platforms and advice ...

Vanguard to close UK financial advice arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Vanguard's UK financial advice offering will close at the end of May, just two years since its launch. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning was established in 2021 as a low-cost, retirement saving advice solution. The service was bolted on to Vanguard's ...