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Former Courtenay House director pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Former Courtenay House Companies director Tony Iervasi has pleaded guilty to conducting a $180 million Ponzi scheme. Iervasi, who tricked 585 investors into falling for one of the nation's biggest Ponzi schemes, appeared yesterday in the Downing ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Australia should be able to evade a recession, despite the high inflationary environment, AMP's Shane Oliver says. Amid dire, bleak, and gloomy economic outlooks, Oliver - AMP's head of investment strategy, economics, and chief economist - said if further ...

SMSF growth slows, allocations shift

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Self-managed super funds are no longer Australia's premier superannuation segment, with growth slowing significantly since the introduction of the transfer balance cap. As at March end, SMSFs held $894 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members through ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Retirement is overwhelmingly concerning Australians, with a nationally representative Finder survey showing over 12 million people harbour longevity risk worries. The survey said 28% of respondents don't think they'll have enough super to stop ...

Former DASS clients flood AFCA with complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has received more than 1600 complaints from former clients of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services, warning complainants to expect delays in dealing with their case. On August 3, ASIC publicly urged ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
In anticipation of a recession, Equipsuper chief investment officer Andrew Howard says the revamp is the culmination of a six-month drive to get the right people in place. Providing an update to Industry Moves, Howard says he's confident the fund ...

Packhorse lists cattle stations for sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Packhorse Pastoral Company has listed a portfolio of three large stations for sale, following the passing of its co-founder Tom Strachan earlier this year. Strategically acquired over the past three years, the Queensland and New South Wales pastoral ...

Thematic ETP launches lag funds flow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
New research shows it takes about 15 months for new thematic products to launch after a change in funds flow patterns. According to a study by Rainmaker Information, products manufacturers are taking about five quarters to bring new products to market ...

Australian Retirement Trust names State Street as custodian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed State Street as its custodian and administrator. The $175 billion superannuation fund has confirmed the mandate, chief financial officer Anthony Rose commenting: "After a comprehensive and thorough tender process ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
All eyes are on the Fed as it's set for another fourth straight 75bp hike, and central banks are taking a "whatever it takes" approach to pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European ...