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Cbus recruits chief risk officer from Crown

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Cbus has hired a new chief risk officer from Crown Resorts to replace Wade Martin. Martha Georgiou joins the $90 billion superannuation fund after finishing up as group executive general manager of compliance and regulatory affairs at Crown. Prior to ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... victims seeking compensation, remains. The problem was first called out back in 2018 by the Turnbull government's minister for revenue and financial services Kelly O'Dwyer, who decried how, for too long, perpetrators of horrific crimes have manipulated ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... success with CSLR. It simply makes a bad situation arising from the legislation less bad." "Ultimate success lies with Minister Jones to fix the mess of the CSLR that forces small business and individual advisers to have to pay for the actions of a subsidiary ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... with 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 ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... We have also secured the national housing agreement, which would otherwise have run out." Earlier this week, the Prime Minister convened national cabinet where premiers and chief ministers backed the new measures in the Budget to help Australians build ...

AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... at least that time," AFCA said. Abood added that the "matter represents an existential threat to our profession." "The minister has not yet responded to our many requests for engagement on this matter, and we call upon him again to work with us urgently ...

Crescent Wealth to merge into Russell Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... this in mind, we believe that the 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 ...

Institutional investors eye increased exposure to Vietnam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... the current 60%. Key initiatives include a new trading and settlement system, with priority directives from the prime minister to relevant ministries. If Vietnam gains emerging market status, 88% of surveyed investors would increase their allocations ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... waiting with bated breath as the government overhauls Australia's "broken" migration system. Recently, Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neill froze the ability of fund managers' Significant Investor Visa-compliant (SIV) products, which require ...

Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... surpassing advanced economies like Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and minister for finance Katy Gallagher said the "remarkable improvement" was a testament to the government's responsible approach to ...