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Blackwattle selects Apex Group for administration

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
Blackwattle Investment Partnershas selected Apex Group as the administrator amid the launch of its first four funds. Apex Group will provide the new boutique with technology-enabled fund administration, transfer agency, middle office and custody solutions. ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in Sydney advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
AZ NGA has acquired an economic interest of 42% in Foster Raffan iPlan, to support the business in its growth and expansion endeavours. Based in North Sydney, Foster Raffan iPlan specialises in wealth management and retirement planning and is led by ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has urged the government to review laws that would impact franked dividends funded by capital raisings. In February, the government tabled the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No.1) Bill 2023 which among ...

Family offices ignoring $3.5tn time bomb: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Echoing similar findings by UBS, KPMG has found that of the estimated 70% of Australian businesses that are family-run, only 30% have an established succession plan. This comes into focus with a $3.5 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer expected ...

HUB24 to buy myprosperity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
The platform provider has agreed to take over 100% of myprosperity for $40 million, aiming to do so by the end of June. Melbourne-based myprosperity specialises in client portals for financial advisers and accountants and will be operated as a separate ...

Lincoln International, Miles Advisory enter strategic partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
The collaborative agreement between the Chicago-based investment bank and Sydney's Miles Advisory Partners aims to deliver an enhanced experience to their respective clients. The two said the agreement creates incremental industry expertise, geographic ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... business, the search fund model offers an attractive option from a succession planning perspective, too. Selling to an entrepreneur instead of a competitor, Marsland says the main reason owners sell to search funds is that the structure is longer term. ...

Startup founder charged for defrauding JPMorgan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
The founder of JPMorgan's ill-fated student financial aid solution has been formally charged with fraud by the US regulator over the company's sale, while a criminal investigation is also underway. In September 2021, JPMorgan Chase paid US$175 million ...

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 ...