David Sharpe takes up FPA chair role

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FPA board member and deputy chair David Sharpe CFP® will become chair of the FPA on 1 May 2022, taking over from Marisa Broome CFP® who has been chair since... Read more continue reading

Household Capital calls on superannuation funds to provide members with more retirement solutions

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Household Capital, a leading Australian provider of home equity retirement funding, called on superannuation funds to provide more solutions for their members to help them navigate and plan through the... Read more continue reading

Warakirri expands distribution team

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Warakirri Asset Management Ltd (Warakirri) has appointed Melanie Fairbairn to its retail distribution team as Regional Manager, as it continues to expand its presence in the Australian retail market. Reporting... Read more continue reading

Murray Hills announces launch of two new WA based financial advisory businesses

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Murray Hills has announced the launch of two Perth headquartered financial advisory businesses dedicated to providing professional advice and services to Western Australian SMEs, business professionals and HNW clients. PFP Financial... Read more continue reading

Fitzpatricks Private Wealth welcomes Rothgard Financial Partners in strategic partnership founded on Lead Adviser principles

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Respected Brisbane-based financial advisory firm Rothgard Financial Partners (Rothgard) has formulated a strategic partnership with Fitzpatricks Private Wealth (FPW) with both founder Ross Vanderwolf and principal Gino Saggiomo, formally signed... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 22 April, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week with solid gains initially, helped by strong US earnings results, but a resumption of interest rate concerns... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States – April 2022

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out. Now in its 13th year, the report also includes a section comparing annual growth... Read more continue reading

Gordon Brothers expands capital base to over US$1 billion with new CPP investments financing  

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Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has received US$300 million in financing from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) through its subsidiary CPPIB Credit Investments Inc.,... Read more continue reading

Compare Club set for period of massive growth in life insurance with strategic acquisition of Lifelong 

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Personal finance marketplace Compare Club is scaling with an aim to grow to $100m of managed premium in the life insurance space with the acquisition of financial advisory service Lifelong... Read more continue reading

Technological change will benefit SMSF trustees, but caution needed

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The SMSF sector will benefit from technology advances, but it will be evolutionary, not revolutionary, SMSF Association CEO John Maroney told the ‘Thought Leadership Breakfast’ that kick started the Association’s... Read more continue reading