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Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The $12.2 billion industry super fund Vision Super has appointed its first female chair. Lisa Darmanin stepped into the role at the start of the new financial year, replacing Geoff Lake after his three-year term was completed. She has been a director ...

SocietyOne launches portal, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Digital finance platform SocietyOne has launched a new broker portal and made several key appointments. The new broker portal features a 'quick quote' and secured loan option, which the company said should allow brokers to find a rate for their client ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Stop abusers hiding super: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2021: Superannuation information, along with Women's Legal Service Victoria (WLSV), Women in Super, Economic Abuse Reference Group, Financial Counselling Australia and HESTA. The proposed package of ...

Aware Super adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The $145 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new director following the retirement by rotation of longstanding director Rosemary Kelly. Angela Nigro has joined the Aware Super board, having been nominated by the Health Services Union. Nigro is ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) or New Home Guarantee (NHG). CBA customers in NSW saved an average of 5.05 years followed Victoria (4.99 years), ACT (4.53 years), WA (4.50 years), SA (4.42 years) and Queensland (4.20 year). "We know that saving for a deposit ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... ASIC imposed tougher registration conditions for two SMSF auditors following a slew of misconduct. William Krammer from Victoria and Yuk Wong from New South Wales also breached auditor independence and audit quality deficiencies. The breaches included ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... billion in 2018-19. New South Wales received the bulk of foreign inflows into commercial property (11.1%) followed by Victoria (3.98%) and Queensland (2.9%). The FIRB approved a total of 7056 residential property applications in 2019-20 - 6.3% less compared ...

Fitzpatricks bolsters Victorian presence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... "He will be a valuable addition to our team in creating successful partnerships with financial advice professionals in Victoria. He brings a proven track record of creating sustainable economic growth for the businesses and advisers he has previously ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... lockdown provides a precedent. It's 14-day lockdown (starting on May 28) weakened both employment and retail spending in Victoria, before recovering as restrictions were gradually eased there. The RBA once again proved prescient when it printed in ...