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Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... significant cost increases, like many small business operators, calls to the government have been disregarded. "Minister Stephen Jones has acknowledged the importance of financial advice but there is little remedy for the skyrocketing costs that advisers ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... obligations on super funds to protect people from inappropriate advice fees. We're calling on assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to protect the savings of Australians from dodgy practices by retaining these protections," O'Halloran said. "It is ...

AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... about a $65 million in costs they have to pay. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood is calling on assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to take action on the drastically escalating costs of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). "This equates to a direct ...

Crescent Wealth to merge into Russell Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... fund is sub-scale...," Equity Trustees said. Interestingly, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones showed his support for Salaam, affirming the government's commitment to providing people of faith with investment options ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... Providers-Education and Training Standards) Amendment (2024) Measures No. 1) Determination 2024." Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the new laws allow flexibility by which advisers can demonstrate they satisfy the conditions of an approved degree ...

Sequoia chief's job at stake in upcoming EGM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... remove Crole and non-executive director Kevin Pattison as directors, replacing them with head of professional services Brent Jones, and former Xplore Wealth chair Peter Brook. "The objective of this process is to focus on streamlining the current business ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... with the government and regulators more effectively. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the initiative will help regulators avoid duplication, build shared strategic priorities, and focus on how to best implement ...

Perpetual adds director, institutional business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... global real estate capital markets to his role with the firm as managing director of institutional capital. He joins from Jones Lang Le Salle, where he spent six years as head of capital markets for Australasia and the equivalent time raising capital ...

Morningstar equities research lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... enjoyed the 61 years since "thoroughly through thick and thin, ups and downs", including working in the US when the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its lowest level since 1962 and the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. "At the close, the benchmark ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... SPIVA's 2023 Australia scorecard revealed as the index. They also fared worse than the long-term average of 60%. S&P Dow Jones Indices APAC director and head of index investment strategy Sue Lee said certain market environments that are more favourable ...