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12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
A joint-agency investigation into an elaborate $17 million fraud has resulted in charges against 12 people. Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators executed search warrants at 10 locations across Sydney, nine in south-east Queensland and two in ...

ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australians will be able to claim 80 cents for every hour they worked at home due to COVID-19, with the ATO extending the simplified tax deduction method until September 30. Taxpayers will only be required to keep a record of the hours they worked from ...

Cbus, Media Super start due diligence

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The $54 billion Cbus Super and $6 billion Media Super have signed a memorandum of understanding and will commence due diligence. The two industry funds are aiming for the joint agreement to be in operation in 2021, conditional on due diligence to establish ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Equity Trustees has nabbed an industry super fund's interim chief investment officer as an independent director on two of its superannuation boards. George Zielinski has been appointed as an independent director on the boards of Equity Trustees ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
"This is a once-in-a-100 year type event, we haven't seen this sort of thing in Australia since the end of the first World War..." This was how Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the coronavirus outbreak shortly after the World Health ...

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global asset and investment advisory firm has named a head of Australian valuations, as it sees its local business grow. Brendan Smyth will lead the Australian valuations team, facilitating a high-touch and targeted service to local clients. Gordon ...

Equipsuper, corporate fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... of PRP believes the merger should occur". "As shared previously with members, the Pitcher Retirement Plan has merged with Equip as of 1 June 2020, in the interests of strengthening and enhancing the interests of members," Pitcher Partners Melbourne client ...

Trust in advisers wanes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
Just 37% of retail investors believe their financial adviser always acts in their best interests, leading CFA Societies Australia to call for a strengthening of the best interest duty. A global investor survey, conducted at the back end of last year ...

Cbus, Media Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
After six months of auditioning potential merger partners, Media Super has settled on Cbus in a model that is expected to be similar to that of Equipsuper and Catholic Super joint venture. The two funds haven't yet signed a memorandum of agreement ...

Chi-X releases viral TraCRs stocks

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
Stock exchange Chi-X has added five new US listed companies through its investment vehicle TraCRs, which it says reflect the societal and behavioural trends kick-started by the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes video conferencing service Zoom, protective ...