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What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Amid a year of economic turbulence and soaring inflation, Financial Standard's most read stories reveal attention was once again focused on the evolving superannuation sector. The worst performing super products and funds underscore the majority ...

Adviser imprisoned for super fraud

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Former Perth financial adviser Rahul Goel has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing over $35,000 from his clients' superannuation accounts. An ASIC investigation into Goel's misconduct found that between November 2018 and July 2019, the ...

Market manipulator sentenced

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
Benjamin Cooper has been sentenced for conspiring to manipulate the share price of Quantum Resources, now known as Nova Minerals Limited. Cooper was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, to be released immediately after paying $6000 and undertaking a ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Just over half of the candidates who sat the November exam passed, revealed ASIC. ASIC released the 19th cycle Financial Advisers Exam results and said, of the 282 candidates who sat the test, only 161 (57%) were approved. It explained 57% sat the test ...

CBA increases Countplus indemnity to $520m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has increased the limit of indemnity provided to Countplus, from $300 million to $520 million. CBA said the purpose of the increased limit was to cover certain remediation activities that were identified at the time ...

OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
OnePath Life will face ASIC in Federal Court over failures while handling a mental health claim. In 2016 a customer took out an income protection policy with OnePath Life through an ANZ financial adviser based in Grafton, New South Wales. OnePath Life ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Most economists have flagged that the cash rate will rise again today, despite inflation having eased. A Finder survey said 88% of experts believe the cash rate will grow to 3.1% in December, which would be an eighth consecutive rate rise. Finder head ...

Magellan FUM back at $50bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Magellan Financial Group saw another drop in funds under management in November. This, after October saw its first increase in months. Magellan has reported that as of November 30 its FUM sat at $50.2 billion down from $51.0 last month. The drop was ...

Super funds complete mergers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
The merger of HESTA and Mercy Super has been finalised, as has that of UniSuper and Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund. About 13,000 Mercy Super members and their assets have moved to HESTA, bringing its total funds under management ...

Australian Ethical lowers fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Australian Ethical has reduced the dollar-based administration fee for all its super, transition to retirement and pension accounts, as well as the management fee on some of its funds. Regarding super fees, Australian Ethical dropped its conservative ...