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Settlement reached in Caddick class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A settlement has been reached in the class action filed in the Federal Court against auditors for SMSFs run by Melissa Caddick. The class action - led by Melbourne-based law firm Mackay Chapman - was filed on behalf of 21 original group members. Just ...

Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Of the 289 candidates who attempted the latest exam sitting, close to 80% passed. The most recent sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam took place on November 6, with 225 out of 289 candidates passing. It represents a pass rate of 77% and is a significant ...

ANZ chief to retire, external successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Following an extensive search, ANZ has appointed a new leader as chief executive Shayne Elliot prepares to retire. ANZ said it assessed a range of external and internal candidates, with the board "spoilt for choice" in the process, ANZ chair Paul O'Sullivan ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025. The new chief risk officer, Darryl Burke, was previously with Colonial First State in the same role. Burke will lead ART's risk and compliance ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
HarbourVest Partners has hired Vanessa Pham as vice president of its private client group. The private markets specialist said Pham's appointment comes as the asset manager looks to further increase its coverage in the private wealth and family ...

AustralianSuper replaces retirement lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
AustralianSuper's head of member products, guidance and advice has been promoted to general manager of retirement. This a larger role for Shane Hancock who has been responsible for all superannuation, insurance, and retirement products since 2022. ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... rates have "materially raised the cost of debt," and while central banks' transition to cutting interest rates, which should start to reduce some of the burden of debt servicing, "persistent spending demand" and "significant unrecognised liabilities" ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... Australians - are struggling with the rising cost of living." If the settlement is approved, members of the class action should start receiving payments in March 2025. NAB remains liable for the settlement despite NULIS Nominees and MLC Nominees now ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... include the RBA where quarterly trimmed mean inflation is likely to soon drop to around 0.6-0.7% qoq, enabling it to possibly start cutting in February but by May at the latest taking the cash rate down to 3.6% by year end." Oliver said global growth ...

Half of advice, super complaints result in no remedy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
ASIC has released its first publication of industry-wide data reported under the internal dispute resolution (IDR) data reporting framework, flagging concerns firms are not reporting data accurately. Under the IDR framework, most licensed financial ...