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Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
A new co-investment scheme, backed by family offices and institutional investors, will be made available to first responders and frontline workers, helping them secure a property close to their workplace. Launched today, the Home Owners' Partnering ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... per couple. The maximum amount of voluntary contributions that can be released from the First Home Super Saver (FHSSS) scheme will also rise, from $30,000 to $50,000. Only voluntary contributions can be accessed under the scheme, and they can be either ...

Neobank Volt closes its doors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... with Volt remain safe and are guaranteed by the government up to $250,000 per account holder under the financial claims scheme. Volt said it has taken steps to reduce all expenses and staff numbers, other than those required to support the orderly return ...

Corporate fund to join Australian Retirement Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... follows other significant corporate appointments of Australian Retirement Trust, including by Australia Post Superannuation Scheme and Woolworths Group Staff Plan, earlier this year." The Australian Post Superannuation Scheme merger was confirmed in ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
ASIC has released long-awaited regulatory guidelines relating to the registration and licensing requirements for Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles ahead of its July 1 implementation date. The information sheet (INFO 272) and report (REP 728) ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... brighter future for first home buyers." The announcement comes days after the NSW government proposed its shared equity scheme, offering eligible residence the chance to purchase a property with a proportion paid by the government. The scheme set to ...

Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... causing detriment to clients when, between 2013 and 2015, he advised clients to invest in an unregistered managed investment scheme that was actually just an abalone farm in South Australia which he controlled. Jayaweera had told clients it was a diversified ...

WAM Leaders, AEG to merge

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... have agreed to merge, with WAM Leaders to acquire 100% of the latter. The announcement to shareholders said that under the scheme implementation, AEG shareholders will receive new WAM Leaders shares as consideration for their AEG shares. The number of ...

Blackstone one step closer on Crown deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... favour of at a May 2022 meeting. Having attained regulatory approval in both NSW and Victoria, the Blackstone takeover scheme is now dependent on regulatory approval in Western Australia and following this a final Federal Court hearing. Authority chairperson ...

ASIC freezes assets of unlicensed property mogul

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... over superannuation to invest in property developments. He is also accused of operating an unregistered managed investment scheme and misusing investor funds, including converting investor funds into crypto assets. A Team was primarily advertised on ...