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Third person pleads guilty in Courtenay House Ponzi scheme

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
David Sipina, a Croydon local, who had a role at defunct investment manager Courtenay House, has pleaded guilty to carrying on a financial services business without a licence and dealing in the proceeds of crime. Between 24 June 2015 and 21 April 2017 ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... claim is finalised." Before ASIC is charged with issuing and collecting the levy, a disallowance period of 15 days for each house of parliament must be satisfied.

ATO refers SMSF auditors to ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Fifteen self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors have been reprimanded for performing in-house audits. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referred 15 SMSF auditors to ASIC following a review of files from audit firms. ASIC said it had concerns that ...

ASFA Retirement Standard hits record high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The ASFA Retirement Standard for December quarter 2023 increased to a record high $72,148 per year for couples, and $51,278 for singles. The necessary lump sum for a "comfortable retirement" increased by 3.5% from last year. "Retiree budgets have been ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... $78,000 and in Perth by a whopping $86,000. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said allowing withdrawals from super for house deposits could raise prices for everyone - meaning all home buyers would pay higher mortgages for longer, exacerbating the cost-of-living ...

ASIC, APRA issues more FAR guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
APRA and ASIC have released more information about the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) in preparation for the March 15 launch date. The regulators unveiled several key materials for the financial services sector, which were under consultation ...

Senior equity manager exits Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... portfolio manager of equities. In December 2022, Cbus made five new appointments as part of its strategy to bring investments in-house and build a strong internal investment capability. Weickart then stepped into a newly created role of managing its ...

Insight Investment Consultants rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... research ratings. The firm, which was founded in 2013, is rolling out the rebrand as it works to become a full-service research house, believing the local market is ready for an alternative research ratings solution. "The word Genium is an articulation ...

Realindex Investments marks 15 years with rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... "It's a nod to our history as Realindex and represents who we are today as a well-established active quantitative equities house," he said. "We aim to deliver cutting-edge insights to our clients in terms of our research as we pursue the delivery of ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... their retirement income strategy," Rainmaker said. Lifetime CPI-indexed annuities would be even more expensive, the research house added. This likely explains why only 3% of retirement assets across NFP and retail funds are held in annuities, even when ...