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Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... advice firm hiring an intermediary to cold call a super fund member. The member is told the super fund provider is "high risk" and scares the member into thinking funds will go to the government upon death. The member is then sent application forms to ...

APAC now most active region for VC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
APAC venture capital (VC) assets under management climbed to $1.21 trillion in September last year, surpassing North America's $1.04 trillion. According to Preqin's Alternatives in APAC 2023 report, since the pandemic, APAC has overtaken North ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... said. "We think we will probably get one more, most likely in July but you can't rule out next week; there is a high risk it could come next week." HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham agreed with Oliver's point. "The decision ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... market," it said. ASIC held similar concerns about the Voyager Funds, saying the risk profiles of the products (very high risk) did not match those of the target markets (medium and high). The TMDs also stated a potential investment timeframe of two ...

Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... funds according to their instructions. Kamkolkar told the four investors that the proposed investments were "not as high risk" or were "capital guaranteed", and falsely represented that he had invested the funds and that the investments were earning ...

Cold calling advice firms called out

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... super fund member to be cold called by an intermediary generating business for a financial planner, told their fund was "high risk" and all their money would go to the government if they died, emailed documents including a completed application for a ...

Australia likely to avoid recession: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... not so good and economic growth will slow sharply this year thanks to rate hikes and cost of living pressures (with a high risk of recession in the US and Europe), but there are several reasons for optimism," Oliver said. "While 2023 is likely to remain ...

Regulator issues interim stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... and the private equity fund is illiquid and leveraged. The TMD incorrectly includes those investors with a potentially high risk and return profile despite the risks being very high, and those with a medium investment timeframe. The TMD also didn't include ...

Stop orders slapped on two Perpetual funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... intending to use the product as a core or satellite component of their portfolio; with a potentially low, medium, or high risk and return profile; with a 'medium' investment timeframe; and with a need to withdraw their money on a daily and weekly ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... time. However, this isn't withstanding evidence LRBAs are used in inappropriate ways by some individuals and can be a high risk to their retirement savings and, by extension, increase the risk of higher fiscal outlays through the Age Pension. Commenting ...