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TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... new policy follows the release of companies' mandatory pay gap reports by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) yesterday. According to the WGEA, TelstraSuper has a median base salary gender pay gap of 11.7% and a gap of 12% when it comes to total ...

Count to finalise Diverger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Count's acquisition of Diverger was approved by the Federal Court yesterday, with the deal now expected to be completed on March 1. Last month, Diverger shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of the takeover, with the court approval marking the ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... ordered Brite Advisors (Brite) to be wound up on just and equitable grounds following an application by ASIC. At a hearing yesterday, the Court appointed Linda Smith and Robert Kirman of McGrath Nicol as liquidators to Brite and as receivers and managers ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... assets are highly speculative investments... ASIC urges Australians to invest with caution." Hala was released on bail yesterday, and the matter has been adjourned for further mention on April 15. The maximum penalty for each of Hala's nine offences ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... comes as Australia's total retirement savings pot marches steadily towards $4 trillion. Statistics released by APRA yesterday show total super assets hit $3.57 trillion last financial year, close to $1 trillion of which is in MySuper products. Total ...

AI is not the 'Wild West': Longo

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... governance and the provision of financial services remain robust, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. Addressing the crowd yesterday at the UTS Human Technology Institute 'Shaping Our Future' Symposium, Longo said that any future regulatory changes related ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... accommodation (3.9%), and medical and hospital services (1.2%). HSBC Australia and New Zealand chief economist Paul Bloxham said yesterday's data is a sign that the economy is heading in the right direction, with falling inflation in the December quarter. ...

Treasury promises flexibility to adviser qualifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... "greater flexibility" in gaining educational and training qualifications under new amendments proposed by Treasury. Yesterday, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones launched a consultation to update how advisers can demonstrate they satisfy the conditions ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... opportunity for active managers to capitalise on fluctuating asset values, GSFM advisor Stephen Miller says. At an event yesterday, Miller described the current financial landscape as a "multipronged fork in the road", fraught with Rumsfeldian "known ...

Diverger shareholders welcome Count takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... landslide voting result. An overwhelming 99.97% of shareholders voted in favour of Count taking over the company at yesterday's scheme meeting. In the lead up to casting votes, Diverger non-executive chair Peter Brook urged shareholders to vote in favour ...