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

DNR Capital Australian Emerging Companies Fund upgraded to ‘Highly Recommended’ by Zenith

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Leading investment research house Zenith Investment Partners has assigned a ‘Highly Recommended’ rating to DNR Capital’s Australian Emerging Companies Fund, describing it as a “highly attractive investment option within the... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 10 March, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly fell over the last week with more hawkish commentary from Fed Chair Powell. While Australian shares were initially boosted by a... 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

FPA responds to introduction of CSLR and FAR into Parliament

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The FPA continues to hold reservations about the proposed Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) Legislation, introduced into Parliament yesterday. “On the good side,... Read more continue reading

Markets juggle the ‘hot potato’ of policy guidance as central banks search for ‘wiggle room’

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Markets juggle the ‘hot potato’ of policy guidance as central banks search for ‘wiggle room’ One of the earlier hits of renowned Australian kids band, the Wiggles, involved juggling a... Read more continue reading

Review of managed investment schemes regulatory framework receives support

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The SMSF Association has thrown its support behind the Federal Government’s decision to initiate a Treasury review of the managed investment schemes (MIS) regulatory framework. The review, announced yesterday by... 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

Three charts multi-asset investors should know about

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Aviva Investors’ Multi-Asset team take a visual approach to what’s happening with bonds, equities and oil. Whether rising yields mean bonds offer value to investors How the list of the... Read more continue reading