100 advisers join Count’s expanded network; Lazard financial advice head appointed new CEO

Count has announced the successful acquisition of financial advice business Affinia from TAL, welcoming around 100 advisers to its national community.

Peter Orszag, chief executive of financial advisory since 2019, has been named CEO of Lazard, effective 1 October 2023.

HUB24 has announced the appointment of a former Challenger chief financial officer as a non-executive director on its board of directors.

Scott Hartley is to depart AMP as the firm scraps his chief executive of Australian wealth management role while CFO Peter Fredricson will depart after less than a year in the position.

According to Zenith Investment Partners, the outlook for Australian equities in 2023’s first quarter has strengthened due to declining inflation alongside China’s reopening.

The global wealth management platform has appointed Kirsty Gross as a non-executive director of FNZ Custodians, underpinning FNZ’s expansion goals into the wider Asia-Pacific region.

While investors have moved past the idea of ESG as a kind of philanthropic activity, the uncertainty and volatility of markets this year could end up pitting ‘values’ against ‘value’.