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Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Institutional Bank for three years. Vilgan currently is the chair of CBA's staff superannuation fund and chair of the federal government's safety, rehabilitation and compensation commission (from which she will step down in October). She is also a member ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... 700,000 Victorians became unemployed since March this year. Job losses would have been so much more had it not been for the federal government's JobKeeper programme. The Commonwealth government's JobKeeper scheme will reduce payments from A$1500 ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... which, $19.5 billion in CAPEX will create over 200,000 jobs between 2020 and 2023. ISA added that investments save the Federal budget $2.7 billion through higher tax receipts, lower pension payments and lower interest costs alone. The report expands ...

ASIC drags Evans Dixon to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
The corporate regulator started Federal Court proceedings against an Evans Dixon subsidiary over advice it provided, pushing down shares over 12% by noon. ASIC is alleging a Dixon Advisory representative failed to look after client's best interest ...

Fund manager charged with fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... with violating anti-fraud provisions, with the regulator seeking both a permanent injunction and civil penalties in the federal district court in New York. Simultaneously, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has announced it ...

Count Financial faces class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Australia after contravening its obligations under the Corporations Act. The proceedings filed by Piper Alderman in the Federal Court of Australia relate to commissions paid to Count Financial and its financial advisers from 21 August 2014 to 21 August ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... regulators and the broader energy sector alike. "CEIG looks forward to ongoing engagement with stakeholders, including the Federal and state/territory governments, NEM market bodies and broader industry representatives as it establishes a permanent structure ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... superannuation pile. Furthermore, there is a second big slug being the indication that [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison and [Federal Treasurer Josh] Frydenberg are going to betray the Australian people, betray working families, by repudiating their last ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... perform well on the back of global economic concerns and the immense amount of money printing being undertaken by the US Federal Reserve," Hamson said. In addition, consumer staple stocks like Woolworths and Wesfarmers performed well throughout the pandemic ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... running in mid-2021, Hume told the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association Virtual Conference this morning. The federal government is still working through the design features of the disciplinary body, which is a key element in professionalising ...