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Australia to see strong flow of HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
More than 5000 high-net-worth individuals are expected to migrate to Australia this year. According to Henley & Partners' Private Wealth Migration Report, Australia saw a net inflow of 3800 HNWs last year. This is expected to increase substantially ...

Infratil buys Brookfield stake in telco business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield) has offloaded its 49.95% stake in telecommunications company One New Zealand (One NZ) to infrastructure investment company Infratil. The deal has increased Infratil's ownership of the country's second biggest ...

APAC now most active region for VC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
APAC venture capital (VC) assets under management climbed to $1.21 trillion in September last year, surpassing North America's $1.04 trillion. According to Preqin's Alternatives in APAC 2023 report, since the pandemic, APAC has overtaken North ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
Wealth management powerhouse UBS has completed its acquisition of Credit Suisse, marking the end of the largest banking deal since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. UBS acquired the crisis-stricken Credit Suisse for US$3.2 billion, with support from ...

Director charged over illegal investment scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... Court this week charged with three counts of dishonest conduct, eight counts of dealing with proceeds of crime, and one count of carrying on a financial services business without an AFSL. From June 2019, Arandez was operated the business without a licence. ...

AMP offloads SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... and its SuperMate solution. AMP is selling SuperConcepts to Pemba Capital Partners, which is co-investing alongside former Count Financial chief executive Matthew Rowe, as well as former SuperConcepts executives Brad Ackermann and Andrew Row. The group ...

SMSFs continue to fly solo

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
Self-managed super fund trustees continue to shun the services of financial advisers despite the fact many concede they need expertise on regulation changes and investments. This is according to the latest Vanguard and Investment Trends 2023 SMSF Report ...

Fraudulent property director charged

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
Michael David Steele has been charged with seven counts of fraud after he misled 14 investors into using their superannuation and other savings to invest a property development. Following an investigation, ASIC is alleging that between May 2016 and ...

Collapsed trading house hit with charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Two former directors of collapsed retail over-the-counter derivatives provider Berndale Capital Securities have been charged with dishonesty offences, including misusing over $1 million in company funds. Stavro D'Amore and Daniel Kirby are alleged to ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Local businesses are poised to reap from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December ...