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Director charged over illegal investment scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
A former financial adviser is facing several charges of dishonest conduct and dealing in proceeds of crime after he convinced clients to open SMSFs to invest in businesses he owned, all while operating unlicensed. Ashley Vincent Arandez fronted the ...

Generation Life rolls out product enhancements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... investment options that give them flexibility and versatility, reflecting their retirement priorities and goals." "With this in mind, we're excited to introduce LifeIncome's new feature: LifeIncome Flex. As the most flexible lifetime-linked annuity ...

Fraudulent property director charged

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... Invest, the corporate entity that was to purchase and develop the property. Steele was a shadow director and the "controlling mind" of EA Invest. Steele then withdrew more than $1.3 million of the invested funds from the company's bank accounts and ...

Boutique co-founder jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... she has learnt an amazing amount in a few years. I do not doubt that she will be very successful in anything she puts her mind to," he said. Talmage's appearance at AustralianSuper comes as it farewells associate portfolio manager Daniel Pool. Pool has ...

Art tops UHNWs shopping lists

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... asked our UHNWI clients to rank the popularity of their luxury collectibles, and its not surprising art has been front of mind with one-in-four of them buying a new home in 2022, in which to display their collection." Van Tuil added many of Knight Frank's ...

Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... Both as an operational issue and contractual issue." He said such issues always find their way into merger documents. "In my mind, absent of any negligence by AustralianSuper, I could imagine scenarios where trustees are quite exposed to bad data, subverting ...

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
The gift will accelerate mental health research and establish the James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The gift, jointly funded by Packer and The Packer Family Foundation, will see the professorial chair ...

Super fund members eye change

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... that members' engagement levels are rising at an accelerated pace. As is often the case, greater engagement can open one's mind to alternative options." The research this year dives deeper into the reasons behind this spike in switching intention, examining ...

AFCA tallies up COVID-19 complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received close to 1500 complaints about superannuation funds over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Releasing data now that the World Health Organisation has declared the pandemic over, AFCA said ...

Iress outlines product-led growth strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Iress chief executive Marcus Price has detailed his strategy to drive company growth, capturing opportunities in financial advice and investment management. During the company's AGM, Price explained that under the new plan, Iress would adopt a product-led ...