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FPA reschedules Congress

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is rescheduling its annual FPA Professionals Congress to November, taking place in-person at the ICC in Sydney. The FPA's flagship event was originally planned for 7-8 April, but following conversations ...

Magellan launches FuturePay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
Magellan has launched its much-anticipated retirement income product today with a pay cheque replacement, having first flagged the idea back in 2017. FuturePay is an actively managed fund available on Chi-X from Wednesday and in an unlisted vehicle ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
It's bad news day on Wall Street overnight with all four its benchmark equity market indices flashing red. The S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq dropped by 0.9% each, while the Russell 2000 had a smaller decline of 0.3%. The financial literati were ...

ASIC drops Caddick charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
ASIC has dropped all 38 charges it was pursuing against missing woman and self-proclaimed financial adviser Melissa Caddick. The regulator was pursuing criminal charges against Caddick, who has been missing since November last year. The charges included ...

Evans invites 360 Capital to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Evans Dixon has invited a member of 360 Capital to a seat on the board after the funds management group acquired a 19.55% stake in the company. Evans Dixon invited Tony Pitt to join the board saying the stake 360 Capital bought in the business has shown ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The United Kingdom has followed the script dictated by the coronavirus pandemic in much of the world. On March 23, the government imposed strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons. ...

Receivers appointed to Mayfair 101 entity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Receivers have been appointed to Mayfair 101's IPO Wealth, with Mayfair slamming the decision by the trustee and claiming this won't harm its Dunk Island development. Vasco Trustees Limited, the trustee of IPO Wealth, advised that on 22 May ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Was it something I said? Yes sir, Mr. US Fed chair Jerome Powell, it was. Today's headlines not only infer, but blame your words for the fall on Wall Street overnight. The Wall Street Journal published: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Key players in Australia's life insurance sector are preparing to face a grilling by parliamentarians via videoconference next week. Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives ...

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The federal government on Wednesday took advantage of the low oil prices to establish Australia's first sovereign energy reserve, and superannuation funds can help, according to an expert. Energy minister Angus Taylor said the government will buy ...