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Former Sunsuper boss links with EQT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
Equity Trustees has appointed a former Sunsuper chief executive as chair to subsidiary. Tony Lally will join the board of Equity Trustees Superannuation as chair; current chair John Crocker retire from his position. Equity Trustees managing director ...

$26 billion real estate group shuffles portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... going towards reducing debt and higher return opportunities, according to Vicinity chief executive and managing director Grant Kelley. "Building on these successes, and following an extensive review of our portfolio, it is clear that we need to focus ...

Findex launches debt advisory business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Findex has expanded into debt advisory services and appointed a former St George executive to lead the business. At St George, Ben Upton was industry lead for emerging markets, having been a senior business banking manager at NAB prior to that. Commenting ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Just when the threatening clouds of Quitaly and its negative repercussions on the whole of the Eurozone has dissipated, US President Donald Trump's trade protectionist policy in the name of American national security comes back to haunt. Not that ...

Second APRA deputy chair nominated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
The prudential regulator has welcomed the nomination of an additional deputy chair and the reappointment of Helen Rowell. The Federal Government reappointed Rowell as APRA deputy chair with a new five-year term set to begin on July 1. The end of the ...

Government consults on super access for victims of crime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
The Federal Government released draft proposals for improving compensation for victims of crime, including the ability to claw-back irregular superannuation contributions made by criminals. To ensure superannuation accounts cannot be used as a safe ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
A former financial adviser permanently banned by ASIC in 2016 has appeared in court, charged with $5.9 million of fraud. Ben Jayaweera has been charged with six counts of fraud for allegedly causing detriment to clients whilst an authorised representative ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
For 12 months starting today, employers with a history of underpaying the superannuation guarantee will have a chance to "wipe the slate clean" and clear any pile of unpaid super without copping late payment penalties from the Government, according ...

ASIC cancels Melbourne firm's AFSL

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of a Melbourne-based advice firm, which was among a trio of companies that copped a $7.2 million fine from the corporate regulator in February. ASIC took Wealth & Risk Management Pty ...

ASIC wants industry views on short selling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... selling. The consultation coincides with the sunsetting of a number of related class orders, ASIC said. ASIC is proposing to grant legislative relief to "allow market makers of certain exchange-traded products to naked short sell units in an exchange ...