The land Down Under has been recognised as an APAC hub for alternatives investment, Preqin finds, amid ASIC’s planned crackdown on private markets.
The wealth management platform has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent of Xeppo, a data management and analytics tool, to create greater workflow efficiencies for financial advice businesses.
Adelaide financial planning firm Retirement Strategies has been acquired by independent advisory group Calder Wealth Management.
Pengana is making a strategic reposition to have private markets become the dominant part of its business as it targets the asset class towards non-institutional investors.
A former director of Sydney-based Courtenay House has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW for his role in the operation of a Ponzi scheme.
Perpetual has been questioned by analysts on whether its KKR deal is best for shareholders and if it can be undone given the lack of growth it has delivered to the company’s share price.
Providing well developed professional year programs and offering flexible working arrangements are two key drivers leading to higher retention of new advice entrants, two experts say.
COG Financial Services has detailed the impact that the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Centrepoint Alliance has made on its performance and future business strategy.
Hoxton Capital Management has rebranded its business to have a greater focus on wealth management and technology.
