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Investors livid over fresh portfolio valuation: Mayfair 101

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... by the Federal Court a month earlier. The Federal Court will re-hear the case in a two-week trial slated to commence on October 21. The case is to be re-heard after the Full Federal Court overturned the court's original decision that saw Mawhinney slapped ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...

ASIC extends intervention orders against predatory lenders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... protect vulnerable retail investors. The orders, which were first implemented in July 2022, will now be extended until 1 October 2032, or until they are revoked. According to ASIC, these short-term credit and continuing credit contracts were originally ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to investigate Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... findings to the court and ASIC within 42 days. The appointment of Smith and Kirman follows initial action taken by ASIC in October 2023 to obtain interim asset preservation orders against Brite. The receivers were subsequently designated as investigative ...

EQT operations, finance chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... decision-making for each licensed entity will remain separate and the financial reporting structure will remain unchanged. In October, EQT sold its Irish business via a management buyout. Equity Trustees Ireland chief executive Kevin Lavery, with additional ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... look forward to bringing you the news in 2024! The top stories for 2023 were: 1) Renato Mota to leave Insignia Financial (October 20) While his departure doesn't technically take place until February 2024, Renato Mota's decision to step down ...

Former AMP adviser banned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... a disregard for proper process regarding the procurement of client signatures. Mink was licensed by AMPFP from 2004 to October 2020. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, Mink was a Certified Financial Planner and member of the Finance Brokers ...

NAB, Jarden to launch NZ wealth business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... Jackson, the current chief executive of Jarden's wealth and asset management business. Jackson was appointed to his role in October, following a restructure of the New-Zealand-based investment bank's executive team. NAB said that through FirstCape, it ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... them manage and plan for risk, and providing flexible access to their funds in retirement." The TAL and Investment Trends October 2023 Retirement Income Report was based on a quantitative online survey of 10,604 retirees and non-retirees and conducted ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... Slater & Gordon brought the lawsuit on behalf of members of the BT Super for Life Superannuation Fund (SFL) between 29 October 2007 and 28 February 2011 who were invested in the Super Cash investment option. BTFM invested funds in a life policy issued ...