2021-22 saw poor investment returns – the bad news and the good

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Key points 2021-22 was a rough year for investors as high inflation, rising interest rates and recession fears impacted. Shares could still fall further as interest rates continue to rise... Read more continue reading

First Nations Foundation launches new podcast “Rich Blak Women” exploring Indigenous perspectives on money, identity, business, and community

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Launching as part of NAIDOC Week to recognise the contributions First Nations women make to our country and society, national Indigenous not-for-profit First Nations Foundation has released a new seven-part podcast series... Read more continue reading

Quality of Advice Review comes under the microscope at Tech Summit

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Allens partner and superannuation law expert Michelle Levy, who is heading the Quality of Advice Review with Treasury, will join a panel dissecting Quality of Advice at the SMSF Association Technical... Read more continue reading

Natalie Cameron named Lead Ombudsman, Banking and Finance

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has announced the appointment of Natalie Cameron as its new Lead Ombudsman for Banking and Finance. Natalie was appointed after an extensive executive recruitment... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank among first Australian banks to operate core platform in the cloud

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AMP Bank has announced the successful migration of its core banking platform to the cloud, significantly increasing the Bank’s agility, innovation, and customer experience. The migration of AMP Bank’s core... Read more continue reading

Citi and Citi Foundation welcome two new community partners

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This NAIDOC Week, Citi, together with Citi Foundation, has welcomed Indigenous-led Bangarra Dance Theatre and the Minderoo Foundation as new partners. Citi Australia’s Head of Community, Sponsorship, and Engagement, Louise... Read more continue reading

GQG Partners celebrates six years with top quartile performance and investment team promotions

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GQG Partners recently marked its sixth anniversary with over US$94 billion in assets under management and top quartile performance across all four core strategies – Emerging Markets Equity, Global Equity,... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appointed RE for Foord global equities

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Equity Trustees has been appointed as local Responsible Entity (RE) by Foord Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Limited (Foord), which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. Foord’s genesis as an investment... Read more continue reading

Findex investing in internal talent with new metro and regional Partners announced

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Findex Group Limited (“Findex”) one of Australasia’s largest privately-owned providers of integrated financial advisory and accounting services, today announces its new Partner and Associate Partner promotions and hires across both metro and regional Australian... Read more continue reading

Total property listings fall in June

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Key points National residential property listings fell in June 2022 by 1% to 221,572 from 223,859 in May. Compared to 12 months ago, listings dropped 6.2%. Nationally, new listings (Less... Read more continue reading