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Count welcomes chief financial officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... financial officer at Count. Leung brings close to 20 years' experience in financial services, most recently serving as general manager, business service and finance transformation at Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group. The appointment ...

APRA finds signs of step change in remuneration practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... marked by the inclusion of risk factors in performance-based design and downward-adjustments processes. Despite APRA's general approval of CPS 511 implementation efforts, the regulator pointed out shortcomings in financial services entities controls ...

K2 told to freeze distribution of fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... contained one distribution condition which stated the product is only suitable for distribution to consumers who have received general financial product advice. ASIC considered the TMD fails to set out distribution conditions for direct-to-consumer distribution ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... last year, when many of its investors were forced to devalue their stakes amid the tech crunch, rising interest rates and general market uncertainty. Franklin Templeton Growth Opportunities Fund wrote down the value of its Canva investment by over 58% ...

HUB24 unit Class hires ops manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
Class - the SMSF administration technology firm owned by HUB24 - has appointed Kate Anderson as general manager of operations. Anderson joins from Centrepoint Alliance, where she served as group executive, advice services and solutions. Here, she oversaw ...

Spire Capital, Oaktree launch wholesale fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
The Spire Oaktree Special Opportunities Fund offers wholesale investors exclusive access to opportunistic credit and special situations. The fund builds on a three-year partnership between Spire Capital (Spire) and Californian-based Oaktree Capital ...

Midwinter partners for paraplanning solution

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... businesses can confidently embrace Midwinter and focus on what matters most - their clients," Cowan said. Scale Up Paraplanning general manager Alex Gassner said the program represents a pivotal opportunity for the group to enhance its partnership, deepen ...

Alternative real estate is on the rise: AXA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... sector, so it's kind of the opposite view of what you're hearing in the market." He said outside of that, housing in general is a big theme. "Student housing, senior housing," he explained. "Then there are also sub-segments around affordable ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... and $50,207 for singles, taking the annual increase to 6.1%. This is just slightly higher than the 6.0% increase in the general Consumer Price Index (CPI). "Retiree budgets have been under substantial pressure for nearly two years due to high costs of ...

Integro Private Wealth acquires Wealth Advantage

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... transitioned over to the Integro business, taking it to 35 employees. Already at the start of the month, Integro hired a new general manager. Integro partner Justin Gilmour said the merger will allow the firm to increase its footprint across regional ...