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First neobank granted full banking licence

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Volt Bank has become the first neobank to obtain a full banking licence from APRA. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg applauded the news and said it promotes industry competition and company innovation. Likewise, Volt Bank's success shows promise for neobanks ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Last week, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published a piece headed: "Capital Economics becomes fourth forecaster to call for RBA rate cut". It talked about the "independent macroeconomic research" company joining AMP Capital and Industry Super ...

VC investments in Australia hit record high

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Latest KPMG research shows the amount of venture capital funding invested in Australia last year hit a record high, with about $1.2 billion invested. However despite the record result, Australian venture capital investing is just a slither of the overall ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
As volatility continues to plague the equity markets, alternatives are attracting investors with solid income streams and stability amid the uncertainty. The inaugural J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives Outlook, which surveyed global chief executives ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...

NSW adviser banned for 25 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
The Federal Court has handed down a 25-year ban to a New South Wales financial adviser and wound up two companies related to him following an ASIC investigation. Starting in 2008, Graeme Walter Miller advised SMSFs and other clients of CFS Private Wealth ...

Advice firm hires from Macquarie Private Wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
A former division director at Macquarie Private Wealth has joined a Melbourne-based boutique wealth management firm. Paul Grifa is joining Steward Wealth as a director, along with his long-standing assistant Kiera Lecher. He joins the firm's two founding ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Latest research from Sunsuper shows that despite the permanent job market actually rising over the last 12 months, the finance sector still took a significant hit in job demand. With the Royal Commission placing unprecedented scrutiny on the industry ...

Global multi-boutique eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
A $45 billion multi-boutique founded by a former Natixis deputy chief executive is heading down under to win super fund mandates and to potentially buy Australian boutiques. iM Global Partner takes minority, non-controlling stakes in small asset managers ...

SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report quoted SMSF costs at "close to double" of the actual cost of running SMSFs $500,000 or less in net assets, Class said. In July last year, Class made a submission to the PC saying APRA and ATO used different ...