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Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... of advisers who do the wrong thing - if so, it wasn't made clear. I'll extend the courtesy that this was clumsy rather than deliberate. Regardless, such inflammatory and inaccurate language does nothing to help consumers or anyone else," he said. ...

ASIC issues first stop order for crowd funding

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... Hirehood's nominee arrangement resulted in investors holding only an equitable interest in the fully paid ordinary shares, rather than full legal and equitable ownership rights normally associated with the ownership of ordinary shares." ASIC added ...

Equity Trustees hit with fine by APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... abide by the conditions of the relevant Act, but in these instances, it sought to prioritise accurate reporting of data, rather than meeting the required time frame. EQT said it does not expect to incur any financial liability in respect of the infri ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... said they wouldn't seek a hardship assistance arrangement from their bank or lender. In fact, Australians said they would rather sell their belongings and assets (42%) or get a second job (40%) before applying for financial hardship assistance. "For ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... "Chinese authorities recently unveiled a housing market support plan that shifts the focus of efforts to reducing inventories, rather than solely focusing on stabilising demand," they said. "This new effort represents a significant change in policy focus ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... advocated for alternative methods to qualify as a wholesale investor by completing an ASIC approved investor certification rather than by passing an income or asset test. "Allowing a certification to be used as an alternative qualification method will ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... what the models suggested, based on household disposable income forecasts. "Currently households are choosing to save, rather than spend, with the opportunity cost of not saving currently elevated due to high interest rates," Allen said. "We agree that ...

Price dislocations pave way for active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... opportunities to truly diversify their portfolios. It doesn't mean there aren't good opportunities in the US, Liu explained, rather it's more important to be agnostic about where the company is listed. "We're much more interested in where ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... "Cost-of-living relief, primarily delivered through the Stage 3 tax cuts and electricity rebates, is being delivered broadly, rather than targeted at those doing it toughest. Electricity rebates may alleviate headline inflation but will drive spending ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... more existing degrees to be utilised with new entrants and career changes. This includes undertaking a few bridging units rather than an entire unrelated financial planning degree or graduate diploma. Fox described the education pathway that recognises ...