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Charter Hall REIT acquires portfolio, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
The Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (CLW) has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of petrol stations in New Zealand and will undertake an equity raise to fund the purchase. CLW is acquiring a 49% interest a portfolio of 70 long weighted average ...

ASIC delays RG97 again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... consultation paper; however, the timing has been affected by COVID-19 priorities," she said. In November last year, ASIC gave a major update to RG97 Disclosing Fees and Costs in PDSs and Periodic Statements, outlining a suite of new requirements that ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... (E171) have been added to the approved subject list. Advisers who completed the GDAFI with Investment Management Stream Major or GDAFI with three core units and 3 Financial Planning related electives are only required to complete a FASEA Ethics for Professional ...

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... conference. Chair of the committee Tim Wilson said the hearings are an important part of the committee's scrutiny of the four major banks and other financial institutions. "Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic a significant number of Australians ...

Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... financial situation, the research firm's 2020 Financial Advice Report found, with 44% of those surveyed claiming COVID-19 as a major catalyst. "Potential clients overwhelmingly prefer receiving comprehensive advice over limited advice (76% cite this ...

Sydney tax professional jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
A tax professional has been sentenced to one year and eight months jail, having pleaded guilty to lodging false income tax returns and amendments without his clients' knowledge. Hussain Nazeer admitted guilt for dishonestly causing a loss to the Commonwealth ...

Majority of ERS applications double dippers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
The majority of payments made through the government's Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme have been double dippers, according to the most recent APRA data. In the period from the scheme's inception until end of financial year, 2.54 million applications ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... rate rises, to unlock additional investment, improving government procurement processes to save taxpayers money and get major public projects going in a more timely manner. The report also suggests industry funds' outperformance added an around $151 ...

UK pensions to factor in climate change risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... soon be required by law to report on the risks climate change could have on their members' investments, becoming the first major economy to do so. Speaking last week, the UK's work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey proposed legislation that would ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...