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Class action commenced against IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... Court. "There is evidence that highly-leverage CFDs should never have been marketed to everyday Australian investors who had little or no experience in trading such complex products," Piper Alderman partner Kate Sambrook said. "The class action seeks ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... In a similar vein, the Housing Industry Association said the government's investment to improve housing supply will do little to put downward pressure on rent and housing affordability. "Housing affordability challenges facing Australian households can ...

NALI measure receives mixed response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... 2018/19 will also be exempted. Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood described the measure as "a little surprising." "Limiting the income that is taxable as NALI to twice the level of a general expense, and exempting any ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... access its Home Guarantee Scheme, the number of spots available for the next financial year remains the same and there was little else in the way of immediate support announced for first-time buyers. Multinational companies: As part of an OECD-led crackdown ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... ratio of 12.3% and funding and liquidity ratios well above regulatory requirements. Our credit quality remains sound with little change in the level of stressed assets, however we boosted credit impairment provisions this half reflecting the forecast ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... unlikely. "As long the economic data in this month's Statement on Monetary Policy is in line with their forecasts or a little bit weaker, the Reserve Bank shouldn't be tightening policy any further," he said. Nevertheless, next week's budget ...

Digitisation, personalisation key for advice firms: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... digitisation, they'll have totally different types of retirement outcomes... So traditional retirement, it looks a little bit different in the future in both the US and in Australia." With an increasing amount of client expectations, Renitsky says ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... iPad." "And I worry too about bargains and compromises. These are bad outcomes for consumers. You will excuse me if I am a little intemperate in my own language," she said. Levy also pointed out some home truths for critics who scrutinised her proposals ...

Ascent Investment ordered into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... unregistered and operated without a licence. While ASIC's investigation is still ongoing, it is looking into why Ascent produced "little business-generated revenue and is being sustained almost entirely through borrowings". Ascent's primary means to ...

SMSFs weather market storms: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... said. "We know the actual performance of an SMSF is dependent on the fund's investment allocation and therefore may bear little resemblance to these headline investment returns." However, Burgess said, what this report and the research released last ...