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Conditional release for former Hillross adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
A former financial adviser has received a conditional release without conviction for a period of two years after pleading guilty to false document charges. Wael Kourieh, who was an authorised representative of Hillross between 2010 and 2016, pleaded ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The managing director and chief executive of Challenger will step down in March 2022, while a deputy chief executive has also been named. Richard Howes has been with the company for 18 years, starting as the chief executive of Challenger's life ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
BT's $169 billion platform, the largest in the country, was down all last week - leaving advisers frustrated and clients unable to move money. Disruption to BT Panorama started on Monday August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday August  ...

Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Treasury has selected two MSCI indexes to serve as benchmarks for super funds investing in property under the Your Future, Your Super reforms. The MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Monthly Property Fund Index and MSCI Australia Quarterly Private ...

Clime ousts Schafer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Clime Investment Management executive Neil Schafer has been removed from the company by an overwhelming majority of votes. At the extraordinary general meeting on August 6, about 95% or 37.54 million shareholders voted in favour of removing Schafer ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
At the conclusion of its August board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its decision to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis ...

Final YFYS regulations out, government "backflips" on admin fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
In final YFYS regulations released last week, the government now wants super fund to be only tested on last year's administration fees instead of eight years' average in the APRA performance test. The last minute changes to the Your Future ...

Single disciplinary body consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Senator Jane Hume opened consultations on the highly anticipated Better Advice Bill in a bid to iron out the details on how the Financial Services and Credit Panel will operate. This afternoon, the Morrison government asked for feedback relating to ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
There is only two days left to get your nominations in for the 2021 FS Power50, celebrating the most influential financial advisers in Australia today. The FS Power50 recognises the 50 most influential financial advisers, as voted by Financial Standard ...

Rest closes basic cash option

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
The industry fund will close its basic cash option on August 13, as it sees returns dry up. The option invested in cash securities that have a maximum maturity of three months. It aimed to match the return of the one-month Australian Bank Bill rate ...