Advice start-up Pinnova Partners joins Akumin

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Business services partner, Akumin (formerly AMP Financial Services), has added Victorian financial advisory practice, Pinnova Partners, to its Charter Financial Planning network, signaling the group’s reinvigorated focus on recruitment and... Read more continue reading

Bombora Advice announces new Chairman and Managing Director appointments

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Bombora Advice has announced that in response to Kevin Martin, stepping down as Chair, founder and Managing Director Wayne Handley has been appointed Executive Chairman; and Niall McConville Managing Director. These changes will be effective July... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 June, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Middle East oil crisis averted so oil down but shares up to near record highs. While the past week started with uncertainty as to how... Read more continue reading

ClearView announces a new Head of Underwriting, enhanced trauma definitions and updated underwriting requirements

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ClearView Wealth Limited (ClearView) (ASX: CVW) has announced a new Head of Underwriting and a range of enhancements to its trauma definitions and medical underwriting requirements, reflecting its commitment to... Read more continue reading

ASIC report suggests small business restructurings are keeping struggling companies afloat

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A significant uptake in small business restructurings (SBRs) over the last few years, and other data, suggest the SBR regime is playing an important role in assisting struggling small businesses... Read more continue reading

Woodbridge broadens private market retail access through netwealth, BT Panorama super menus

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Woodbridge Capital, Australia’s leading transparent private markets investment manager and non-bank lender, has further democratised its private markets offering, giving retail investors access to a marquee fund through the widely... Read more continue reading

Briefcase and Desktop Broker launch non-custodial direct indexing for advisers and wholesale investors

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Briefcase, a leader in personalised investment solutions, has partnered with Bell Financial Group’s (ASX:BFG) Desktop Broker to deliver its cutting-edge direct indexing technology and institutional-grade ETF model portfolios to financial... Read more continue reading

ASIC appoints expert panel for ASX Inquiry

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ASIC has announced it has appointed three panel members to conduct its Inquiry into Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) group. This follows ASIC’s recent announcement of an Inquiry into ASX, focusing... Read more continue reading

Investors turn to active management amid heightened geopolitical volatility: Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey 2025

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Investors are increasingly turning to active management to strengthen portfolio resilience and capture specific investment opportunities amid mounting economic uncertainty and market volatility, according to Schroders’ flagship 2025 Global Investor... Read more continue reading

Co-op sector welcomes Victorian Government support, cutting red tape helps expansion

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The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) said it welcomed the ongoing support of the Victorian Government as the sector seeks to expand its economic impact in key sectors... Read more continue reading