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Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have issued an alarming report on the state of the Australian housing market, referring to it as a "beast" that is "rampaging through the economy". The researchers are calling for a Royal Commission ...

ASIC bans adviser over $5m fraud

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... with misappropriating between $3.3 and $5 million of client money. On May 7, Fineff was arrested and charged by New South Wales Police with 18 offences of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception. Now, ASIC has permanently banned him and ...

Macquarie subsidiary to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... November 2020, MAFM announced its intention to acquire VTH, which operate a portfolio of berry and citrus farms in New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania, offering $1 per share at the time. Roc Partners, an alternative investment management firm ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... the buyers reportedly planning to spend another $300,000 to restore the three-bedroom house in Frenchs Forest, New South Wales. Every Australian wants to get a piece of the action. Homebuyers want to get in before house prices get even higher and property ...

Rest hires from QSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... management. Singh-Pangly will join Rest in June and will work in both the Sydney office and from his home in northern New South Wales, as a part of the fund's flexible working arrangements. "Kulwant has a wealth of experience across the broader financial ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... in September 2020. The students alleged that approving a major extension to the Vickery coal mine in northern New South Wales would breach the minister's duty. The court ruled that the minister does have a duty of care and should not make a decision ...

Former adviser charged with $3.3m fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... Sentinel Wealth financial adviser with a gambling addiction has been charged with stealing $3.3 million from clients. New South Wales Police confirmed to Financial Standard that Gavin Fineff was charged with 18 offences of dishonestly obtaining financial ...

Former adviser jailed for six years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... six years in prison for stealing nearly $3 million of clients' superannuation money. The District Court of New South Wales found Ross Andrew Hopkins, from Killara, guilty of 15 offences. Hopkins was the sole director of QWL, a financial planning ...

Charter Hall grows portfolio by $800m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Australia building in the ACT's Tuggeranong, Australian Taxation Office buildings in Box Hill, Victoria and Albury, New South Wales, and the Australian Red Cross building in Alexandria. The portfolio is to be owned by Charter Hall Direct funds and the ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Australian Unity flagged it will purchase a provider of boutique retirement villages with operations in Queensland and New South Wales for $65 million. The ASX-listed company announced today that it intends to accelerate the expansion of its retirement ...