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Euroz Hartleys Group names managing director

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
The Perth-based financial services business has appointed a managing director, promoting from one of its subsidiaries. Tim Bunney has taken on the role, stepping up from managing director and head of institutional sales of the group's main operating ...

Queensland-based financial firm loses AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
A Queensland-based financial services business has lost its Australian financial service licence (AFSL) following its failure to comply with licensee obligation. ASIC revoked the AFSL of Next Generation Advice (in liquidation) (Next Gen) after the Queensland ...

APRA questioned on super performance test

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
APRA has been questioned by the House of Representatives around how it monitors superannuation fund performance and whether there should be more focus on fees over returns. Independent MP Allegra Spender questioned APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole on ...

ASIC cans timeshare company AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
ASIC cancelled the AFS Licence (AFSL) of timeshare company Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions, which has been in trouble in the past for providing bad financial advice. Ultiqa's failure to pay an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination ...

APRA prioritises supervision of trustee spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
The prudential regulator is clamping down harder on super trustees' spending, saying it has identified "deficient" and "questionable" practices among funds. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole has informed all RSE licensees that it will be intensifying ...

IAM announces new product, appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Income Asset Management (IAM) has launched a new asset backed securities (ABS) and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) product, ABS-RMBS Direct. The new product aims to offer investors direct access to the asset class. ABS and RMBS are investment ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australians are finding it hard to achieve their financial goals because of inflation, the cost of living, and a complex investment landscape that's characterised by ongoing policy change, according to Generation Life research. While those with a financial ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

Profile Financial Services chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
The chief executive of Profile Financial Services has resigned after nearly seven years with the firm. Lena Ridley was appointed to the role in 2021 to replace interim chief executive Peter Coleman, who assumed the post after the departure of Sarah ...

ISG ordered to wind up managed investment schemes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
The Queensland Supreme Court has ordered the ISG Private Access Fund and the ISG Real Estate Equity Fund be wound up. This comes after ISG and its sole director, Benjamin Godfrey, had applied to appoint receivers to the schemes. ASIC intervened in the ...