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Super funds probed on liquidity, rental assistance measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
Standing Committee on Economics chair Tim Wilson has written to superannuation funds seeking numbers on liquidity, unlisted assets and stimulus measures by April 29. In a letter sent to superannuation funds last Wednesday, Wilson has asked funds to ...

Charterhill founder incarcerated

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
The founder of Charterhill Group, which collapsed in 2014, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, and will serve at least six of these behind bars. Charterhill Group, run by George Nowak, provided a "one stop shop" for SMSF clients; providing ...

COVID-19 sparks renewed fight for commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown has spurred a fight among financial advisers to retain commissions, amid news big institutions are turning them off earlier than the law requires. The Association of Independent Financial Professionals ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
G'day inmates! Yes, Virginia, we're practically all inmates now thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that has forced almost every other government to place their citizens under house arrest. Some flaunt these government restriction, others demand ...

Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
A $33.8 billion Australian property manager has acquired a 50% stake in a Collins Street skyscraper, forking out $644 million as part of a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund. Dexus announced the establishment of a new joint venture with GIC ...

ASIC cancels slew of AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
ASIC has cancelled the AFSLs of three firms, including that of former advice dealer group MyPlanner. The regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of the licensee formerly known as MyPlanner Australia. The Gold Coast-based licensee ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
If financial markets are going to time the beginning of the end - that is, when equity markets started their slippery slide into where we are now, it'll be 9 March 2020. That was the day the music died. Sure, equity markets were already sliding ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Gone are the days of 'business as usual' with Australia's capital cities and skyscrapers empty and its employees now working from the comfort (and safety) of their homes. But what impact will this have on our real estate investments? Prior ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The government's $213 billion stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Financial advisers and investors in fixed income funds are feeling the heat as markets trade less frequently in the ongoing COVID-19 correction, and they are slugged with exit costs. Unlisted managed fixed income funds from giants like Vanguard and ...