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Legacy issues, business overhaul plague E&P results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Legacy issues and ongoing structural changes continue to plague E&P Financial Group as it looks for better performance under the new chief executive in FY2024. The ASX-listed firm reported sinking revenues and profits in the last financial year of $167.1 ...

Former AFA president Dugald Mitchell remembered

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Dugald Mitchell, a former president of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), passed away on August 18 at the age of 89. Mitchell was an active member and leader of the AFA, playing key roles as a member of the National Education Committee and ...

SG Hiscock partners with US fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
SG Hiscock & Company has joined forces with a US fund manager to offer its global small cap strategy in Australia. The partnership with EAM Global Investors means SG Hiscock will have exclusive rights to distribute the strategy to local investors. San ...

legalsuper chief operating officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
The chief operating officer of the $5.4 billion superannuation fund has left amid a leadership restructure under the new chief executive. Trevin Erichsen has been with legalsuper for less than a year, joining as interim chief executive when Andrew Proebstl ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
The Global X US 100 ETF (N100) aims to offer access to the top 100 most innovative, large-cap companies in the US at a cost-effective rate. The Global X US 100 Index tracks the performance of the largest 100 companies listed on the NASDAQ, excluding ...

Qualitas scores another $700m from ADIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
The listed real estate manager has secured a second commitment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The sovereign wealth fund will now invest a total of $1.4 billion in the Qualitas Diversified Credit Investments ...

ASIC proposes five-year extension to DDO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
ASIC has proposed a five-year extension to the design and distribution obligations (DDO), the instrument for which was originally set for a two-year period. DDO was introduced following a recommendation from the 2019 Financial System Inquiry to compel ...

Investors recoup $3m in first Caddick payout

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
Investors duped by fake financial adviser Melissa Caddick were paid $3 million, as distributed by liquidators Jones Partners. The distribution emanated from realised share portfolios and the sale of Caddick's Dover Heights property that she resided ...

Sequoia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
The former chief distribution officer at Praemium is starting a new gig with Sequoia Financial Group, alongside two other new hires from ASIC and WT Financial Group. Martin Morris will commence as the wealth group's chief operating officer on August  ...

Raiz increases portfolio fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
Micro-investing app Raiz has upped its fees on a range of its portfolios, with some increasing as much as 29%. The monthly maintenance fee for the Standard portfolios will increase from $3.50 to $4.50 for account balances of less than $20,000. For balances ...