Why GQG won’t be enamored by trendy stocks

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| By Rhea Nath |

Reflecting on his 30-year career, GQG chairman Rajiv Jain has stressed the importance of avoiding a dogmatic approach to allocations and why technology stocks aren’t necessarily coming back into favour.

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Rhea Nath

Rhea L Nath is a journalist at Money Management. She has previously worked as a business reporter with Dynamic Business and journalist in the multicultural media with Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.

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AMP provides roadmap to ‘move the needle’ on digital advice

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Financial planning

As industry bodies push for quicker implementation of the Quality of Advice Review, AMP has revealed how digital advice providers can lead the way forward.

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Jasmine Siljic

Jasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.

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Child exploitation and crypto mining in ‘ethical’ ETFs

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| By James Mitchell |

Funds management

EXCLUSIVE Popular ETFs could soon come under ASIC’s radar as major ESG funds hold stocks that leading investment managers believe are far from ethical.

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James Mitchell

James Mitchell is a senior financial services reporter with over ten years experience. He has covered the Murray Inquiry, the Hayne royal commission and the evolution of Australia's financial intermediary sectors since 2011, with a focus on banking, superannuation, mortgages and wealth management.

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abrdn wholesale director departs

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| By Rhea Nath |

People & Products

Laura Mitchell has exited abrdn after more than 12 years, moving over to Atrium as sales manager.

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Rhea Nath

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Top investment talent back new fund manager

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| By Rhea Nath |

Funds management

Blackwattle Investments Partners, a new diversified fund manager, has commenced operations and will launch its first four investment portfolios from July 2023.

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Rhea Nath

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Former fund manager banned for $7m naked short selling

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| By Laura Dew |

Funds management

A former fund manager has been banned by ASIC for three years for naked short selling of shares worth $7 million.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Tyndall AM launches Australian small-cap fund

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| By Rhea Nath |

Funds management

The new fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of some 25–70 Australian small-cap companies believed by the asset manager to be undervalued.

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Rhea Nath

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Upward trend in advice entrants continues

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| By Rhea Nath |

Financial planning

There continues to be slow but steady growth in adviser numbers, with the number increasing to 15,846 following a small net gain of one adviser this week, according to Wealth Data.

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Rhea Nath

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Could the QAR spark more M&A in financial advice?

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Financial planning

If banks and super funds were to begin providing advice, this advice director expects it would “absolutely spark another round” of mergers and acquisitions.

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Jasmine Siljic

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Rate tracking 'tricking' investors into financial loss

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| By Charbel Kadib |

Funds management

Interest rate forecasts are a "distraction", according to one asset manager, which has described the market as a “demonic beast”, working to “trick” investors into making poor financial decisions.

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Charbel Kadib

Charbel is an experienced financial services journalist, previously serving as news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business. Prior to joining Money Management, he also covered defence and national security developments as news editor of Defence Connect, Cyber Security Connect, and Space Connect. Charbel graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism.

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