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VFMC chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
The chair of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation will retire at the end of the month, with an interim replacement appointed. James MacKenzie has served as chair of VFMC since June 2015 but will retire from the board on August 23. During his tenure ...

Sequoia expands professional services arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
The listed wealth group will acquire and merge the businesses of Castle Corporate and Castle Legal for $3.15 million. Castle Corporate assists accountants, financial advisers, and lawyers with the formation of companies, trusts, and self-managed super ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Valuations for financial advice firms have increased in the year to June, defying expectations that inflation and wider economic conditions would dampen demand and prices. The findings are based on Radar Results' latest data, which saw a 6% to 11% increase ...

Biggest super funds face human rights complaints

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Traditional Owners of three First Nations and superannuation fund members have filed human rights complaints against Australia's top 20 super funds over their investments in Santos Limited's proposed Barossa and Narrabri gas projects. Yesterday ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... menopause can have on a woman day-to-day, particularly her ability to work. Jessica Heron, an employment and industrial lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, says women should be given additional flexible work entitlements and an additional 12 paid leave days ...

State Super welcomes new board member

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... as well as its research and industrial strategy. Prior to his role at Unions NSW, he worked as an industrial officer and lawyer with the national offices of the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union and the Australian Workers' Union. He also worked ...

E&P Investments hunts new RE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
E&P Investments is seeking proposals for a responsible entity to replace itself as responsible entity for six of its managed investment schemes, including the US Masters Residential Property Fund. E&P Investments is currently responsible entity for ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... inside information about the former ASX-listed company. Evans, also known as Richard Simon Evertz, was represented by his lawyer in the Downing Centre Local Court yesterday. The corporate watchdog alleges that roughly around 10 January 2017, Evans made ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... Royal Commission, adding that the new best interests duty for advisers and Good Advice Duty for institutions will be a "lawyer's picnic". "The biggest scandals in financial advice have involved large banks and super funds, yet they will be the greatest ...

Winners are grinners: FPA awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) announced the winners of the 2022 FPA Awards and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney yesterday. Now in its 10th year, the FPA Awards recognise individuals ...