AFCA receives 70,000 financial complaints in 2020-21

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Australians in dispute with banks, insurers, super funds, investment firms and financial advisers lodged more than 70,000 complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) in the past 12 months. They secured more than $240 million in compensation... Read more continue reading

APIR launches TMD-hosting functionality

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Financial services utility, APIR Systems, has launched new functionality to provide clients with the ability to store Target Market Determinations (TMDs), ahead of the impending Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO)... Read more continue reading

Alphinity Investment Management appoints two global fund portfolio managers

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Leading Australian and global equities boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has added two highly experienced portfolio managers to its global equities fund management team. Mary Manning will join Alphinity in... Read more continue reading

Lonsec Sustainable Managed Accounts added to Netwealth

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Netwealth has added Lonsec Sustainable Managed Accounts to their menus, complementing the existing Lonsec Managed Accounts menu of Lonsec Listed Managed Accounts, Lonsec Retirement  Managed Accounts and Lonsec Multi Asset... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 2 July, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While the US share market rose over the last week, other global share markets fell with concerns about a renewed rise... Read more continue reading

New appointments expand Redpoint IM team

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Redpoint Investment Management has appointed Nick Ying to the newly created role of portfolio trader, bringing the number of investment team members to 10. Mr Ying will be based in... Read more continue reading

Super’s peak professional development body announces Board changes 

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The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL), Australia’s peak professional development body for superannuation fund executives, today announced the appointment of Jo Townsend and Damian Wills to the Board of Directors.... Read more continue reading

Apex Group successful in bid for Mainstream Group

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Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex” or “the Group”), a global financial services provider, has been confirmed as the successful bidder in the acquisition of Mainstream Group Holdings Limited (ASX:MAI) (“Mainstream”). On... Read more continue reading

BOQ Group completes ME Bank acquisition

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Bank of Queensland Limited (BOQ) is pleased to confirm that it has completed the acquisition of Members Equity Bank Limited (ACN 070 887 679) (ME Bank) for cash consideration of... Read more continue reading

Raiz appoints Chief Financial Officer

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Raiz Invest Limited (Raiz or the Company) has announced the appointment of Weiwei (Alex) Gao as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 July 2021. Alex Gao is an experienced financial... Read more continue reading