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Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... initiatives (which limited the deterioration in the unemployment rate - 3.9% in April from a half-century low of 3.8% in November 2019), those claiming unemployment insurance more than doubled from 1.229 million in January 2020 to 2.802 million in May. ...

AustralianSuper denies turnover issue, delays office

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... Delaney said the opening of its New York office was slightly delayed. After appointing a regional head for the US in November last year, AustralianSuper had plans to push ahead with opening a New York office. But, due to travel bans and New York's lockdown ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... has been delayed. New orders were made in the Federal Court yesterday, with the trial date pushed back from July 20 to November 2. Mediation in the case is to occur by August 28, however Financial Standard understands this is unlikely to result in settlement. ...

BetaShares to list hedged versions of global stocks ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... builds on an existing unhedged version of the ETF, the BetaShares Global Quality Leaders ETF (QLTY) which was launched in November 2018 and had $48 million in assets at end of last month. It charges 0.35% per year in management costs. In the coming weeks ...

ASIC bans Linchpin directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
ASIC first banned the three from providing any financial services for a period of five years in November 2019 but they appealed the decision. They applied for a stay of the decision and a confidentiality order preventing ASIC from publishing information ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... appear in court in August. The NRL Integrity Unit reported suspicious betting activity on the award to the police in November last year. The Organised Crime Squad's Casino and Racing Unit then established Strike Force Mirrabei. StatEdge, which Wilson ...

Year-long delay for super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... NRMA Superannuation Plan in February 2019 announced plans to transition to Sunsuper via a successor fund transfer in in November 2019, to get better scale benefits. In October 2019 IAG and NRMA informed members the SFT had been deferred but no date had ...

Adviser banned for five years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... an authorised representative of GWM Adviser Services, which is owned by National Australia Bank, from January 2012 to November 2012. He was then licensed by AMP Financial Planning for one month from December 2012 to January 2013. He was with Chubb Insurance ...

VFMC appoints head of equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... an internal recruitment process, moving up from senior portfolio manager. He has became the acting head of equities in November last year, when then equities head Kent Sutherland left the organisation after 15 years. To fill the vacant spot on the team ...

Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... Giam and her son claim to have discovered some of the fraud and broke off the relationship. The proceedings commenced in November 2016. Last October, they were set for 10 days of hearings to start on 25 May 2020. The Pattersons contend Giam's claims ...