Favourable signs for Financial Services M&A

Favourable signs for Financial Services M&A

The Australian financial services sector is one of the most ready to pursue M&A activity but its a case of all cashed up and nowhere to grow.
Federation Asset Management acquires Homesafe

Federation Asset Management acquires Homesafe

In what represents a significant development in the equity release space Federation Asset Management has acquired Homesafe Solutions.
Don’t look to the Fed as a bellwether for policy rate decisions globally: Analyst

Don’t look to the Fed as a bellwether for policy rate decisions globally: Analyst

While the US appears to on a verge of a rate cut, global inflation will not decrease sufficiently to encourage other central banks to follow suit
Insider trading ASIC report

Aus equities markets ‘clean’, but ASIC wants more to disrupt insider trading

Patrick Buncsi 25 July 2024 No Comments

Australia’s equities market is “one the world’s cleanest”, ASIC reports, with the regulator committing to further clamp down on trading misconduct

Bank notes on clothes line

EQT accepts Govt’s philanthropy report, distributes $122m in FY23

Yasmine Raso 24 July 2024 No Comments

Equity Trustees has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s new report on philanthropy, Future foundations for giving.

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ASIC acts on alleged ‘pump & dump’ scheme

Mike Taylor 24 July 2024 One Comment

ASIC has signalled how ready it is to crack down on ‘pump & dump’ schemes by launching court action against four people.

Figures on sand walking separate ways

ECB rate hold signals “new era” for economy: deVere

Yasmine Raso 22 July 2024 No Comments

The ECB has signalled a slow return to normalcy by holding its official cash rate at 4.25 per cent, after it first cut rates in June.

Long-term view

Preoccupation with the ‘now’ undermines investor returns: Franklin Templeton

Patrick Buncsi 22 July 2024 No Comments

Investors are far better off riding out current market storms and pursing long-term strategy on their returns, argues a Franklin Templeton analyst

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Airwallex lands AFSL, outlines retail investment ‘evolution’

Patrick Buncsi 19 July 2024 No Comments

Airwallex has become the first major payments company to be granted an AFSL, enabling the provision of retail investment products.

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Directors of now-cancelled AFSL XTrade banned for 3, 5 years

Yasmine Raso 18 July 2024 One Comment

The former directors Of the now-cancelled AFSL, XTrade.AU, have been banned from carrying on a financial services business by ASIC.


INDUSTRY NEWS

25 years of identifying valuation anomalies

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 July 2024

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Identifying valuation anomalies can be key to delivering attractive, long-term returns for investors. It’s also key to managing risk by holding…

Staying ahead of the curve – what’s in store for the rest of ‘24?

Financial Newswire Contributor 30 June 2024

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With increased volatility in financial markets and heightened geopolitical tensions, investors may be asking how should I position my portfolio?

Taking the search for alpha opportunities global

Financial Newswire Contributor 30 June 2024

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Optimism about generative artificial intelligence (AI) and earnings resilience have driven US stocks to record highs. While the US market remains an..

Member Satisfaction and The Value of People

Amelia King 5 June 2024

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We’ve suggested before that member experience should be the next metric for measuring superannuation fund (super fund) performance, and recent data…


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Airwallex

Airwallex lands AFSL, outlines retail investment ‘evolution’

Patrick Buncsi | 19 July 2024Airwallex has become the first major payments company to be granted an AFSL, enabling the provision of retail investment products.
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Directors of now-cancelled AFSL XTrade banned for 3, 5 years

Yasmine Raso | 18 July 2024The former directors Of the now-cancelled AFSL, XTrade.AU, have been banned from carrying on a financial services business by ASIC.
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Gold reigns as US creeps toward election: Ninety One

Yasmine Raso | 18 July 2024New market analysis has shone a spotlight on gold as a key beneficiary of the structural trends as the US election inches closer.
SSGA ‘high growth’ Risk-Based ETF Model Portfolios

State Street entices younger investors with ‘high growth’ ETF

Patrick Buncsi | 18 July 2024SSGA will offer a new ‘high growth’ investment option on its Risk-Based ETF Model Portfolios to attract a younger cohort of investors
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Fixed income packaged in ETFs an investor’s jackpot: Global X

Yasmine Raso | 18 July 2024New commentary from Global X ETFs has confirmed the point of intersection between ETFs and fixed income as the investor jackpot.
UK, EU, US

Three sectors set to benefit from new Trump administration: DeVere

Yasmine Raso | 17 July 2024New analysis from deVere Group has suggested the top three sectors that are set to benefit from a new Trump administration.
Currency hedged

Betashares launches Aussie-hedged US top 500 ETF

Patrick Buncsi | 16 July 2024ETF specialist Betashares has launched an Australian currency hedged version of its popular S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF on the ASX.
Increase interest rate

US Fed’s ‘balancing act’ to pay off, rate cuts coming: Principal AM

Yasmine Raso | 16 July 2024New market commentary for Q3 from Principal AM has confirmed expectations of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in September.