NewQuantum Morrison Securities acquisition underpins global growth strategy 

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The acquisition of the equities clearing business Morrison Securities is laying the foundation for New Quantum Holding (NewQuantum), a provider of wealth management all-in-one fintech as a service (FaaS), to rapidly grow... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical appoints CIO and extends its Ethics Research leadership

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Australia’s leading and largest pure-play ethical investment manager, Australian Ethical has announced further senior additions to its leadership. Already recognised by Morningstar as one of only six global ESG leaders,... Read more continue reading

Rental vacancy rates remain steady at 1% – rental crisis easing in Canberra, Hobart, and Darwin

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SQM Research has revealed national residential rental vacancy rates remained steady over the month of February 2023 at 1.0%. The total number of rental vacancies Australia-wide rose slightly by 448... Read more continue reading

bfinance hires Olivier Cassin as global head of investments and research

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bfinance, an independent investment consultancy, has announced the appointment of Olivier Cassin, who will lead the firms research and investment teams following bfinance’s recent management buyout. Mr Cassin returns to... Read more continue reading

HSBC strengthens sustainability efforts with key hire

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HSBC has announced the appointment of Charis Martin-Ross as Head of Corporate Sustainability for Australia. Ms Martin-Ross brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role, working most recently as... Read more continue reading

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