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Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... to the ACCC. New data from Scamwatch revealed there has been a 53.4% increase in reports about investment scams received so far with 4763 reports, up from 3104 in the first half of 2020. Losses to investment scams involving Bitcoin have already reached ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... statement a verity but it could also take inflation measures down even lower from the "distorted" spike we've witnessed so far this year. Japan's back in deflation, consumer prices in the US and the Eurozone and the UK have eased and has stabilised ...

Advised clients 5.2% better off

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... to help articulate and quantify the value they provide clients throughout the advice journey. "The value of an adviser is far greater than just placing clients' money into investment products and updating them on their progress. Beyond the material value ...

HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
A technology and transformation expert has joined the $64 billion superannuation fund as it ramps up its digital offering. This week, Peter Lawrence joined HESTA as senior technology and digital strategist. Lawrence has worked across the public and ...

New equality push in investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... diversity within investment management teams." Eight FSC members have signed on to this voluntary initiative. The signatories so far are AllianceBernstein, Australian Ethical Investment, Challenger, First Sentier Investors, Mercer, QIC, Russell Investment ...

AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
AMP's 57% year-on-year jump in its half-year profit shows positive signs of recovery but it's still a far cry from the company it was four years ago. In the six months to June, the group's underlying net profit after tax hit $181 million ...

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... in Sydney and south-east Queensland, there has been no such recovery in Melbourne, and overall approval levels are running far below their previous market peaks of several years ago." Meanwhile, Sydney's ongoing lockdown and stubborn case numbers is ...

New chief executive for JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new chief executive for Australia and New Zealand. Andrew Creber, who has been with J.P. Morgan for more than 15 years, has been selected for the top job in the region. He was most recently in J.P. Morgan's ...

Sunsuper, Iress launch adviser data feed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... solution, Fox Wealth Advisory principal adviser Jane Ryan said the data feeds reduces the processing time. "It makes my team work far more productively and that's important. We now have some really up-to-date information that we can translate into ...

Alceon launches retail fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... solutions, institutional investors and family offices have been increasing their capital allocation to secured private debt, but so far wealth advisory groups have had limited access to this sector," Alceon Group director and head of wholesale capital ...