TAL enters agreement for CountPlus to acquire Affinia Financial Advisers

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Leading Australian life insurer, TAL, has today entered an agreement to sell its financial advice licensee, Affinia Financial Advisers Limited (Affinia), to CountPlus Limited (CountPlus). The best interests of Affinia... Read more continue reading

Midwinter partners with CQUniversity to roll out advice technology to students

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Midwinter Financial Services Pty Ltd (Midwinter) has announced a partnership with CQUniversity Australia to provide financial planning software to its students undertaking financial planning units. As part of the agreement,... Read more continue reading

Global fintech Ebury appoints Queensland State Manager

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The Australian arm of global foreign exchange (FX) and trade finance fintech Ebury has appointed experienced foreign exchange and account management executive Callum Box as its Queensland State Manager. The... Read more continue reading

Westpac announces new initiatives to back more women business leaders

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Westpac has announced new measures to help more female-led small businesses to get started or to grow with dedicated start-up and scale-up loans.  These support measures are part of a... Read more continue reading

ASX earning season analysis: Datt Capital on standouts that catch the eye

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The current earning season points to a rocky road ahead for the Australian economy, according to Datt Capital, an Australian equities investment manager. Datt Capital chief investment officer Emanuel Datt... Read more continue reading

Australian Retirement Trust announces changes to leadership team, including creation of Chief of Retirement role

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Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced changes to its executive structure to best position the $240 billion fund to deliver on its vision to be Australia’s most chosen and trusted... Read more continue reading

Property listings rise for February – A jump in new listings yet counts still down on previous years

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Figures released by SQM Research reveal national residential property listings rose over February by 7.4% to 231,039 properties, from 215,144 recorded in January 2022. The rise was driven by a... Read more continue reading

Amundi appoints Lawrence Wee as Head of Institutional Sales

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Amundi, Europe’s leading asset manager, has announced the appointment of Lawrence Wee as Head of Institutional Sales for Amundi in South Asia, effective immediately. Lawrence is based in Singapore and... Read more continue reading

Pengana Capital boosts distribution team with new appointment

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Pengana Capital Group has added to its distribution team, appointing experienced investment banking professional Fraser Herd as new Distribution Manager for the NSW region. Prior to joining Pengana Capital, Mr... Read more continue reading

CountPlus lifts revenue and contribution margin

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CountPlus Limited (ASX: CUP) today issued its Half-Year (1H23) financial results for the six months ending December 31, 2022. The Company reported revenues up +8% for the half-year and contribution... Read more continue reading