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Advice firm awarded international certification

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Shadforth Financial Group has achieved the international fiduciary certification following an assessment by the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence. Shadforth is now one of just seven Australian advice firms to have the certification. "Advice relationships ...

New platform launches for super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... net-of-tax returns or have high fees, and focusing on their long-term sustainability based on cashflows. It dovetails with APRA's plan to have fewer funds, so all funds are under enormous pressure to 'measure up'," Briant said. "But 'measuring up' is ...

Maurice Blackburn slams FSC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has slammed the Financial Services Council over its renewed campaign to allow insurers to call the shots on medical claims. Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said the changes would enable insurers to only pay the medical ...

GPT bleeds $520 million

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Real estate investment trust GPT Group has bled $519.1 million after tax for the first half of the year, pointing to COVID-19 related negative property movements for the heavy losses. All properties in the trust were independently valued during the ...

First company lists on Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... growth," he said. "SSX have been very supportive and helpful as we have brought Torque to market." Go added that the exchange's plan is to help growth companies succeed and assist in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
AMP, Colonial First State, Equity Trustees, IOOF, Intrust, Netwealth and Suncorp have been caught out by the corporate watchdog for wrongfully assigning 'smoker' statuses to new members, with only four of the aforementioned businesses set to ...

Dealmakers hold off investing in Australia

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... this, 70% of dealmakers are hopeful that Australia will recover quickly, in both a public health and economic sense, and plan to return to the market within the next 12 months. "Not surprisingly, there are many who will scale back deals this year while ...

SG amnesty deadline nears

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... before the amnesty expires on September 7. Business must either pay the unpaid amounts in full with interest, or put a payment plan in place to do so in the future. Payments made by the cut-off date will be tax deductible. Assistant minister for superannuation ...

ASX reviewing CHESS replacement feedback

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The ASX is now reviewing market recommendations on the new system to replace CHESS, following the conclusion of a four-week consultation period ending July 28. CHESS was developed by the ASX over 25 years ago, enabling the conversion of physical shares ...

Investment committees not up to scratch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... committee outcomes as well as having a strong, productive culture and clearly defined strategic focus. The strategic investment plan should include investment goals and considerations and be a critical part of the investment committee's role. "Could ...