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Former Courtenay House director pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... dollar, and the process is ongoing, ASIC said. Following ASIC's referral, the matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. Upon pleading guilty to the charges, Iervasi was committed to the Supreme Court of New South ...

ASIC appeals CFS, CBA decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ASIC is appealing the Federal Court's ruling in its conflicted remuneration case against Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State. The case related to the Essential Super product, with ASIC alleging the two entities breached conflicted remuneration ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... bonus that aims to incentivise them into the workforce. Chalmers has further increased the income threshold for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. For singles, it will jump from $61,284 to $90,000, and for couples from $98,054 to $144,000. Speaking ...

CommSec, AUSIEX to pay $27m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... CommSec and AUSIEX's services be carried out, along with a review of their respective remediation processes. Commonwealth Bank said it has already paid total remediation of $6.5 million including interest. "It is essential that market participants ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
At the Commonwealth Bank Global Markets conference, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor Christopher Kent said inflation is too high in most economies, reflecting disruptions to supply coupled with strong demand. In his presentation, Kent ...

CountPlus appoints group head of people and culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... significant financial services experience to the role. She has previously held senior human resources positions at AMP, the Commonwealth Bank, News Corp, and the global professional services firm, Marsh McLennan. CountPlus chief executive Hugh Humphrey ...

Fortnum expands engagement, growth team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... Hunter Wealth Financial Advisers. Gapps has also held senior positions at ANZ Wealth, BT Financial Group, and the Commonwealth Bank. Fortnum's group chief executive and managing director Neil Younger said the group is focused on working closely with ...

Government to boost paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The federal government plans to extend the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme to six months come 2026. Over the weekend, prime minister Anthony Albanese said the government's October 25 Budget will introduce reforms to improve the systems' flexibility ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... scope through superannuation taxation policy changes to raise revenue sufficient to make a significant impact on the Commonwealth government's fiscal position," the research said. "It would also bring other consequences for the government including increased ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... joining PwC, Auster was chief executive of the Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency and a chief adviser for the Commonwealth Treasury. She has also served as the deputy secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance, executive director of ...