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Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
The Australian government has released draft legislation aimed at promoting competition in the clearing and settlement services market. Under the proposed legislation, ASIC will have the authority to create regulations to encourage competition while ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Facing dodgy dates, ticking biological clocks and an endless procession of nosey family members asking after their private life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
The corporate watchdog has bestowed MSC Trustees new powers to act as a trustee for debt instruments such as debentures, notes and bonds issued by public companies, a first for an Australian corporate trustee. MSC Trustees is the first trustee firm ...

Former director charged with fraud

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
The ex-director of Guevara Capital Access and Online Trading Capital has been charged with eight counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception. Mark McCabe appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court last week to receive the penalties. ...

Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... doubling the concessional tax rate for super balances over $3 million from 15% to 30%. As such, Generation Life chief executive Grant Hackett says investors may want to consider investment bonds as a tax-efficient alternative. Investment bonds have a ...

FPA and AFA set to merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
The two major advice associations will merge to create the Financial Advice Association of Australia as voted by members today. Members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) overwhelmingly ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
In a new mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South. The New Zealand based philanthropic trust holds more than $270 million and has provided ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... Planning Principals Association president David Murdoch, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand group executive Simon Grant, CPA Australia executive general manager Gary Pflugrath, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive ...

Generation Development Group inflows decline, FUM increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... million in the December quarter. The business also had $114 million sales inflows. GDG chief executive and managing director Grant Hackett called this a solid result in uncertain times. "The business experienced solid inflows in the second quarter of ...

Former Statewide Super executives charged

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... procurement of services between February 2019 and December 2019. ASIC alleges that former Statewide Super chief financial officer Grant Eastwood dishonestly used his position in the procurement of a firm, Cosight (formerly known as Fintrix Systems) ...