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Court orders new group definition in CBA advice class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... of the higher CMLA premiums, dating back to August 2014. The two advice businesses, which are the named respondents in the case, are arguing the trustees should be the applicants as they paid the premiums out of superannuation trusts. They also claim ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
With Catholic Super and Equipsuper set to officially merge at the end of the month, chair Andrew Fairley will hand over the reins - but he has "no interest in going home to mow the lawns". After more than 12 years at the helm of Equip, two of which ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... emergency purchase programme (PEPP) with a total envelope of â,¬1,850 billion until at least the end of March 2022 and, in any case, until it judges that the coronavirus crisis phase is over". Sure, activity and leading economic indicators in the region ...

Citi appoints head of global asset managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... in his current role since 2010. He is one of the bankers facing charges of violating laws to prevent cartel activity in a case brought by the ACCC which is ongoing. In his new position, he will be responsible for the bank's growing global asset manager ...

Concern for consumers ahead of YFYS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
After the Your Future, Your Super reforms were passed in the House of Representatives lawyers have expressed concern consumers may not understand the impact of the changes. Law firm Slater and Gordon warned that Australians could end up with less insurance ...

IFM Investors named in class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... off the pipeline," the action alleges. While the pipeline supplies whole airports with jet fuel, the lead plaintiff in this case is a consumer who paid more for petrol as a result of the shutdown than he otherwise would have. Ramon Dickerson purchased ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... class action against their mortgage lenders, claiming that LIBOR manipulation made mortgage repayments more expensive. This case was based on analysis showing LIBOR rates rose on the first day of each month between 2000 and 2009. Most adjustable-rate ...

YFYS on its way to Senate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... independent senator, Rex Patrick, has already tabled amendments to YFYS which side with Labor's views. This means, in a best-case scenario Labor has to win at least two other votes amongst Centre Alliance, Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Jacquie Lambie ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
"The demand picture has shown clear signs of improvement." So declared Saudi Arabia's oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations met and decided to gradually increase oil production in July. The OPEC+'s ...

Advisers jump onto paraplanning platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... One advantage the platform gives paraplanners is that they are paid for their services upfront, which is currently not the case as many typically wait for lengthy periods to be remunerated, Drago said. Drago is an experienced paraplanner, having previously ...