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'No alternative': ESSSuper sues Iress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... years, with many poor reviews citing the administrative issues, disruptions and delays in accessing their money, including call wait times exceeding an hour and a half.

Federal Court quashes case against ex-Dixon Advisory director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has dealt ASIC a legal blow, dismissing its case against former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan and ordering the corporate regulator to cover his legal costs. The regulator accused Ryan of contravening his statutory duties as a director ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... a 25bp interest rate cut," Aird said. "Given that we see little chance of a December 2024 rate reduction, the risk to our call sits with a later start to the easing cycle. "We note that the RBA will be more willing to leave policy on hold for an extended ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... victim to being invested in Star. In September WAM portfolio managers Matthew Haupt and John Ayoub admitted they "got the call wrong" when they took a 4% stake in Star in June last year. In September, the WAM Leaders Fund announced it would be gearing ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Liberal MP Bert van Manen is calling for the Record of Advice (RoA) to replace the Statement of Advice (SoA) and has introduced the proposed changes in a bill to parliament. Federal member for Forde, Bert van Manen, yesterday introduced the Corporations ...

ACCC urges parliament to pass new merger laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has told the Gilbert and Tobin Financial Services Forum that the ACCC has been advocating for reforms to merger control in Australia for years and urged the government to pass the reforms. "These reforms are particularly ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
Yesterday's CPI data - which showed trimmed mean inflation has remained stubbornly high - put the final nail in the coffin for those hoping for an interest rate cut in 2024. Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird was one of the last ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious ...

Cbus rolls out Advice Essentials Plus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... fee of $990 that covers one financial plan or Statement of Advice (SoA). For the meantime, the service is provided by video call for members nationwide or in person at the fund's Melbourne office. Advice Essentials, which is solely based on assets ...

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) warned the advice sector should brace for an even bigger levy in the 2026 financial year, forecasting a total of $20 million. Financial advisers are set to cough up more than $20 million in FY26, which will ...