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Courtenay House affiliate faces prison

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... action to freeze assets, assisted liquidators and is now seeing justice for investors through the criminal court." To ensure a fair and strong financial system, and to protect consumers, financial services businesses need to be licensed, Court said. ...

abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... the Washington DC think tank The Institute of International Finance and a senior economist at the OECD. "It is more than fair to say that I wouldn't be the economist I am today without the guidance and mentoring of the senior staff I worked under ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is focused on cooling inflation, it's unlikely the May budget will look to boost the economy, Commonwealth Bank's Gareth Aird tells Financial Standard. Some were stumped this week after the RBA sent ...

Ord Minnett cops $888k fine over buyback

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... would receive the same outcome as if the shares had sold at $1 each. It said this meant the market from AWN shares was not fair and orderly. ASIC said Ord Minnett broke listing rules as it knew the trades were pre-arranged; it didn't undertake the trades ...

Payday super to boost retirement savings for millions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
From 1 July 2026 employers will be required to pay their employees' super at the same time as their salary and wages. By transitioning to payday super, the government aims to tackle the average annual $4.7 billion of unpaid super. Unpaid super has ...

Eildon rebuffs takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... finalises. In response to the takeover, Eildon appointed Grant Thornton Corporate Finance to assess whether the offer is "fair and reasonable to the group's securityholders". CVC announced on Monday that it was divesting a 19.9% stake in Eildon to free ...

High Court rejects Mayfair 101 plea

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney has seen his High Court appeal rejected, allowing ASIC's case against him to be retried in the Federal Court. In October 2022, the Full Federal Court ordered a retrial after it found ASIC's original case against Mawhinney ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
The decision by Treasury to appoint former Fair Work Commission president Iain Ross and former AustralianSuper chair Elana Rubin as part-time members of the RBA board has sparked debate. Following the release of the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
New Roy Morgan research finds women's average superannuation balances are growing at a faster rate than men's, while ownership levels have also risen. Based on a survey of half a million participants, the research found that since 2012, the ...

Cadillac Fairview, Gateway launch $1bn fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
The Gateway Capital Urban Logistics Partnership (GULP) will focus on assembling a $1 billion portfolio along and across the east coast of Australia, targeting urban core plus, value add and development opportunities. Alongside the new investment vehicle ...