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Former Courtenay House contractor sentenced over $180m Ponzi scheme

ASIC/Ponzi-scheme/

| By Rhea Nath |
Financial planning

Athan Papoulias, former contractor to and promoter of Courtenay House investments, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for his role in the Ponzi scheme.

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Count eyes success as significant wealth player

quality-of-advice-review/Countplus/Hugh-Humphrey/

| By Laura Dew |
Financial planning

Count’s chief executive, Hugh Humphrey, has told Money Management he hopes the firm’s rebranding will help it streamline its business as it acquires Affinia and sets out to be a significant player in wealth management.

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Is adviser experience equivalent to education?

Kaplan/FPA/AFA/phil-anderson/

| By Jasmine Siljic |
Financial planning

In light of the recent experience pathway consultation, former AFA chief executive Phil Anderson has debated whether 10 years of experience can be comparable to a university degree.

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Responsible investors driven by convenience and pragmatism

ESG/ESG-investments/netwealth/

| By James Mitchell |
Funds management

New data has revealed that while more Australians are investing responsibly, those who are sceptical of ESG have hardened their stance.

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GQG approaches US$100bn FUM

GQG-Partners/flows/fund-flows/

| By Laura Dew |
Funds management

Funds under management at GQG Partners are approaching US$100 billion thanks to inflows of more than US$5 billion since the start of 2023.

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Hindenburg disaster: Icahn, Jefferies and the ‘Ponzi’ hand grenade

Donald-Trump/research/activist-investors/

| By James Mitchell |
Funds management

Iconic investor Carl Icahn’s $15 billion conglomerate lost 40 per cent of its value last week following the publication of a damning report by Hindenburg Research.

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Where are managers making their equity and fixed income allocations?

Schroders/lonsec/Lonsec-Research/

| By Laura Dew |
Funds management

Fund managers at the recent Lonsec Symposium have shared their thoughts on where investors should seek their equity and fixed income exposure in portfolios.

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No relief in sight for risk assets: BlackRock

equities/blackrock/maple-brown-abbott/

| By Charbel Kadib |
Funds management

The “old playbook” of “buying the dip” does not apply in the current economic environment, with risk assets unlikely to benefit from rate relief any time soon, according to the global asset manager.

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How will the inflation storm affect infrastructure and real estate?

global-listed-infrastructure/REITs/inflation/cpi/

| By Rhea Nath |
Editorial

With initial signs that inflation might have passed its peak in Australia, portfolio managers have share

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Do greenwashing fears scare investors from ESG-defined funds?

netwealth/RIAA/morningstar/Adviser-Ratings/

| By Laura Dew |
Funds management

The naming of ESG funds could be a hindrance to flows as growing regulatory enforcement action against greenwashing prompts investors to seek out those funds that “fly under the radar” about their credentials.

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