North managed portfolios pass $9 billion in AUM, increasing by 420 per cent in two years

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North, one of Australia’s leading wrap investment platforms, has seen assets under management (AUM) in its managed portfolio range grow by 420 per cent in the past two years, passing... Read more continue reading

Minimising greenwashing and maximising impact to take centre stage at Responsible Investment Australia 2023

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With increasing attention on greenwashing in finance, the largest and most comprehensive responsible investment conference in the Southern Hemisphere, RI Australia 2023, will take place in Melbourne and online on... Read more continue reading

JAWG letter to Minister Jones re: implementation of Quality of Advice review recommendations

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Delivering affordable and accessible advice The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG)[1] supports the implementation of the Quality of Advice Review’s recommendations to make financial advice more accessible and affordable to millions... Read more continue reading

Chester Asset Management appoints investment analyst Malhar Ravalia 

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Australian equities fund manager Chester Asset Management (Chester) welcomes the appointment of Malhar Ravalia as an analyst to its Melbourne investment team. Mr Ravalia has a decade of experience working... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 April, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed and mostly little changed over the last week amidst mixed economic data. US shares fell 0.1% for the week but... Read more continue reading

FAAA broadly supports super concessions consultation but expresses some reservations

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) broadly supports the intent of Treasury’s Better targeted super concessions consultation paper to ensure the superannuation tax concessions available to all Australians are fair, reasonable and... Read more continue reading

RBA Review recommendations a positive step but no guarantee against future policy errors

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From a market perspective the main takeout from the review is the establishment of a dual board system: one that makes decisions on monetary policy (setting of the policy rate)... Read more continue reading

Isola Fullerton Global Private Alpha Fund to be launched in Australia in partnership with Mantis Funds

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Mantis is excited to announce that we have partnered with Isola Capital to bring the Isola Fullerton Global Private Alpha Fund (the “Fund”) to Australian investors. The Fund, which is... Read more continue reading

AFCA named one of Australia’s best places to work

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has been named as one of the top 5 best places to work in Australia’s financial services sector in a prestigious national ranking. AFCA,... Read more continue reading

Pengana and Soul Patts joins forces to bring private credit to investors and advisers

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Australian diversified fund manager, Pengana Capital Group (ASX: PCG or Pengana), has announced a joint venture with major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson (ASX: SOL or WHSP) to offer Australian... Read more continue reading