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How to win in today's wealth management industry: EY

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... to deliver smooth omnichannel experiences for every customer journey. "This calls for an overall channel architecture, backed up with operational alignment that can integrate in-person and digital interactions," the report said. "To outperform, firms ...

Fortnum, PFS launch parent company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... Professional Financial Services (PFS) will operate under a newly launched parent company brand, Entireti. Last November, AZ NGA-backed Fortnum and Nestworth Financial Strategists (formerly Henderson Matusch) took over PFS from Australian Unity for an ...

Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... Services Credit Panel (FSCP) action, and SMSF auditor disqualification. The advice sector continues to consolidate. AZ NGA-backed advice firms Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners recently announced their merger. Last ...

Class action building against GEMI Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... The private credit provider has lent out more than $3 billion since it launched in 2000 and offers short-term property-backed loans. GEMI's assets are split between its cash management fund, the first mortgage fund, and the GEMI fund which offers the ...

'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... between March 2019 and October 2021 it failed to comply with six of the obligations of AFSL holders. ASIC's beliefs were backed by the Federal Court, which found Lanterne failed to have adequate risk management systems; have adequate technological and ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... for private equity firms, and this was particularly the case for leveraged buyouts. In 2023, Australian private equity-backed buyout deal value reached $13.2 billion, around one-fifth of the value in 2022. However, when compared to the five-year average ...

Wingate-backed non-bank lender prices $1bn RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A local non-bank mortgage lender, backed by Wingate, has priced the largest inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) public term issuance of its kind as it readies to launch a retail fund. The transaction is said to be the largest inaugural ...

QIC, super funds pour more into Queensland space tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... milestones over the medium term and leverage more immediate opportunities in Australia and abroad. "Our team is fortunate to be backed by high-calibre investors whose unwavering support has led to the development of Australia's first orbital rocket ...

Crypto fintech needed AFSL, court says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... rejected this assertion. This product is still available. "This important decision provides some clarity as to when crypto-backed products should be considered financial products which require licensing under the law. Crypto-assets are risky, inherently ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Australian Ethical and Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed Infradebt are launching a debt fund to finance renewable energy projects, alongside ventures in social infrastructure and property development. The infrastructure debt fund will provide capital to solar ...
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