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Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... the Albanese government to lead its Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CLSR). The scheme, which officially kicks off on April 2, aims to give victims of financial services misconduct access to redress and compensation. Bloch, who was independently appointed ...

QIC names next chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Geoff Brunsdon will serve as the chair of Queensland Investment Corporation from April. Brunsdon is set to succeed Ian Martin, who will retire after five years at the head of the board. His appointment was confirmed by Queensland treasurer Cameron Dick ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Board, with her successor to take over on March 1. Drayton has served as chair since April 2021 and been on the board since November 2018. She has decided to step down from the board, effective the end of this ...

Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... "SugarMamma's Financial Foreplay"." Korolak told Financial Standard that Campbell used her intellectual property until April 2022. "She lied under oath about taking it down by May 2021. It is disgraceful that both her and her lawyers continued to ...

Iress sells platforms business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... first half of the 2024 financial year. It expects to gain $7 million in regulatory capital once the transaction finalises in April and will ultimately be used to retire debt. Iress chief executive Marcus Price said the divestment is in line with its ...

Insignia details transformation progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... The migration of clients and assets from MLC Wrap to the Expand platform is also tracking to schedule, to be completed in April. Underlying NPAT for the platforms business declined 9% on 1H23, largely due to increased spend on infrastructure and cybersecurity. ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... Centre this morning, Taylor labelled the tax changes for super balances greater than $3 million as a "wealth tax". Last April, Labor proposed increasing the 15% tax to 30% under Division 296 tax laws, calculating it will affect fewer than 80,000 Australians. ...

Iress reports $137m loss in 'challenging year'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... in October generated $50.5 million in gross proceeds and the sale of the Platform business is on course for completion by April 30. Additionally, Iress has initiated the divestment of its Mortgages business in the UK, attracting strong buyer interest. ...

Global X ETFs appoints new chief executive from Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
Global X ETFs has appointed Goldman Sachs executive Ryan O'Connor as its new US chief executive, effective April 8. O'Connor will lead the firm's strategy, revitalise its product suite, and manage its team. Prior to joining Global X, O'Connor ...

MA Financial splurges on 13th marina

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... the growing investor interest in alternative real estate assets. He said that since the launch of the MA Marina Fund in April 2023, the group has received significant and sustained interest from domestic and international investors, who are keen for ...