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Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... gives the FOMC time to let data guide policy, but that interest rates will likely be cut at some point this year," Commonwealth Bank associate economist Harry Ottley said. "Fed chair Jerome Powell said policy makers need to 'have greater confidence that ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... NAB, head of corporate super at AMP and later head of AMP Bank strategy, and several senior leadership roles within Commonwealth Bank's retail division. He was most recently chief customer officer at Elula, a financial services software provider, before ...

Castlerock embarks on $30m capital raise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... expand its portfolio focused on government-leased assets. The Castlerock Government Property Fund invests in state and Commonwealth government properties spanning five states. The 10-year-old fund has some $526 million in assets. The fund manager is ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... services... For non-pensioners, there may be an opportunity for additional differential means testing arrangements based on Commonwealth Seniors Health Card status." In making these recommendations, the taskforce rejected the concept of a specific tax ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... management industry has overwhelmingly welcomed the federal government's commitment to pay superannuation on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme. The Albanese government has said, if it wins the next election, it will add superannuation contributions ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
If it wins the next election, the Albanese government has announced the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from next year. In a major win for the super industry and Australian women, 12% ...

DomaCom chief executive John Elkovich steps down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... tenure as a non-executive director at DomaCom since April 2023, James brings experience from senior positions at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as head of adviser distribution and investor sales, as well as roles at National Australia Bank, Westpac ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... investigation into a potential violation of the Corporations Act, potentially resulting in evidence being submitted to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. In particular, the regulator reported that during March 2018, Guo facilitated a withdrawal ...

DASS settlement pending court approval, victims urged to claim

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... lapse. Any Dixon Advisory clients who have not brought a claim by that point may not be able to participate in the Commonwealth Government-operated CSLR. "The CSLR is designed to pay out compensation awarded by AFCA where the financial firm in question ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... he said. "For some people, Australia is a haven for white collar criminals." Bragg highlighted that data from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions showed a dramatic decline in the rate of prosecutions initiated from ASIC referrals, dropping ...