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What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) trimmed its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% after holding a decades-high rate of 5.50% since May 2023. The central bank pointed to inflation converging to its target range as the core reason ...

ASX sued by ASIC for alleged misleading statements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the ASX, for allegedly making misleading statements related to its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) replacement project. ...

Another chair for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The leadership tumult at Sequoia Financial Group continues as it appoints another chair in less than four months. Sequoia today announced that Mike Ryan is its new non-executive chair, replacing Charles Sweeney who assumed the role on April 18. The ...

Barings, Rest break ground on $400m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
Barings and Rest have teamed up to start work on a planned $400 million logistics and industrial estate in Sydney's south-west industrial corridor. Access Logistics Park, a 20-hectare industrial site, was jointly purchased in April this year by Barings ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A former fund manager who went to jail for misappropriating client funds had an appeal quashed. The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Roger Munro against his conviction on three counts of fraud. Munro was sentenced to four and ...

Build Your Wealth adviser cops ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
The owner and financial adviser at Build Your Wealth has been banned from the industry for five years after ASIC found evidence of conflicts of interest. Christopher Edward Luff failed as a financial adviser, according to ASIC's investigation, particularly ...

Maple-Brown Abbott sells to Antipodes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Antipodes Partners is in acquisition mode, having acquired 100% of Maple-Brown Abbott just months after it bought up another boutique. Under the deal, Maple-Brown Abbott's global listed infrastructure, Australian value equities, and Australian small ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... company. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Sequoia received a notice from a disgruntled group of shareholders in April - who together held at least 5% of the company's voting rights - requesting an extraordinary general meeting to consider ...

DG Institute to pay near $20m for misleading courses

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
The Federal Court has ordered Master Wealth Control, also known as DG Institute, to pay $5 million in fines for "making false and misleading representations" to customers in relation to its educational programs, Real Estate Rescue (PER) and Master Wealth ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Australia's ability to control inflation looks more challenging and intractable as there is a good chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist ...