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Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Sequoia Financial Group gained a net of 14 financial advisers to end up with about 350 representatives at the end of the 2024 financial year. Sequoia added 70 advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed ...

AET boosts Equity Trustees' FY24 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
The acquisition of Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has bolstered the revenue and client book of Equity Trustees (EQT) in the last financial year. EQT's revenue increased 23.1% to $174 million in the 12 months to June, benefiting from the integration ...

Prime Financial revenue grows 21% to $41m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Prime Financial Group has reported a 21% increase in revenue, reaching $40.8 million, bolstered by strong growth in its wealth business. The company remains on track to achieve its goal of $50 million in group revenue by FY25, with plans to double that ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has introduced a bill to stop the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) from investing in housing projects financed by Cbus. The bill would amend the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to include an additional limitation ...

MA Financial eyes growth with Warburg Pincus, Flexicommercial

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
MA Financial has announced two new agreements - with each deal worth up to $1 billion - to expand its real estate investment options for institutional investors, including introducing an Australian-first program. A collaboration with Warburg Pincus ...

HMC Capital sees earnings soar 57%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
HMC Capital has reported a 57% jump in earnings compared to FY23 to $129 million thanks to recurring management fees, investment gains and performance fees. Over the past 12 months HMC established three new platforms in private credit, energy transition ...

Perpetual names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Perpetual has named its new chief executive and managing director as Rob Adams steps down. Bernard Reilly assumes the top job, having exited Australian Retirement Trust (ART) as chief executive in February 2024. He spent two years at ART where he oversaw ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

UniSuper enterprise risk lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
UniSuper's head of enterprise risk has lost his job, following a restructuring of the risk function. Dennis Gentilin is a risk and governance professional with over 20 years experience in the banking, finance, consulting and superannuation industries. ...