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MaxCap sells logistics site to Brookfield

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
MaxCap Group has offloaded more than 12 hectares in Sydney's inner west to Brookfield. The Villawood site was the fifth asset acquired by the MaxCap Industrial Opportunity Fund (MIOF), which purchased it in May 2021. It has since received planning permit ...

Still potential for dividends growth: Ausbil

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
According to Ausbil, earnings growth will be harder to come by in 2023, however there will still be a possibility to secure dividends despite a slowing economy and rising interest rates. Ausbil active dividend income fund portfolio manager Michael Price ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... Super said the research is the clearest picture year of the value of financial advice. "We've known through our Voice of Customer research for a long time that advised members report feeling greater confidence about their financial future, feel that ...

Zurich Australia adds chief information officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The financial services giant will welcome a chief information officer in January, relocating from Hong Kong. Deepak Budhiraja is currently chief information and technology officer at Sun Life Financial. He will commence in the new role with Zurich on ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... checking a consumer's credit score as a proxy of their credit risk. BNPL providers would not be required to verify a customer's financial situation. The second option is partly bringing BNPL into the Credit Act, including requiring providers to be licensed ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority wants stock trading app operators to review the design of their platforms, saying gamification is being used in ways that mislead consumers and create problem behaviours. The regulator said design features like regular ...

AFCA secures $900m in compensation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Australians have taken home almost $900 million in compensation and refunds since the ombudsman service opened its doors in November 2018. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) said it's also handled more than 300,000 disputes, an ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) says its new sustainable growth fund has been designed to remove barriers to investing sustainably. The product, Thrive+, was developed after CFS commissioned a study of nearly 5000 Australians and found that of the respondents ...

Spirit Super, Stonepeak pick up GeelongPort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
The global infrastructure manager and industry super fund will own 70% and 30% of the asset, respectively. Spirit Super and Stonepeak have bought the asset from Brookfield and State Super for an undisclosed amount. The Port of Geelong is the second ...

Advisers, non-relevant providers will not compete: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Financial advisers won't be competing with non-relevant providers to provide advice as they're occupying different worlds and serving different needs, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy says. Speaking to Financial Standard for an upcoming ...