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AUSTRAC to face scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), which has handed out record fines to the big banks, will face new scrutiny from the Senate. Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill'smotion to set up an inquiry into the agency through the Senate ...

Westpac backs out of NZ demerger plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Westpac has decided to retain its New Zealand business after reviewing the feasibility of the 160-year-old division and the impact of increased capital requirements. In March, the bank flagged that it was in early stages of reviewing Westpac New Zealand ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The nation's wealth gap continues to widen as new research suggests Australia is among the richest in the world, rising up the ranks to record one of the largest gains in wealth in 2020. Credit Suisse's latest Global Wealth report saw Australia ...

SG increase to self-fund retirement

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The latest figures from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show the Superannuation Guarantee increases will double the number of Aussies reaching a comfortable standard of retirement. As of July 1, the SG rate will rise from ...

Franklin Templeton shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Franklin Templeton Investments is winding up its retail Australian Equity Fund, as asset growth lags. The fund was terminated on June 16, with returns of money to investors expected by July 31. "FTIA have determined that based on the current low level ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
"It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men!" -The Weather Girls Australian 'men' (and women) at work' that is. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS): "Employment increased by 115,000 people in May, following the 31,000 ...

Directors added to FSC board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Financial Services Council is welcoming two new additions to its board, appointing executives from Macquarie Group and Zurich Australia. Joining the board's nine other directors are Macquarie executive director, head of wealth management Sean West ...

Boutique hires from AMP Capital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Talaria Asset Management has appointed a former AMP Capital portfolio specialist as director - sales for New South Wales. Mitch Hannigan spent over three years at AMP Capital in distribution roles, acting as an intermediary between the investment teams ...

Licensee to acquire Sentry Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
An ASX-listed financial services firm will acquire Sentry Group for $7 million and add 155 authorised representatives to its books. WT Financial Group (WTL) announced today that upon completing the takeover, it will have some 275 financial advisers ...

Centuria launches unlisted fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
Centuria Capital Group has launched a new fund that invests solely in a $224 million building in Victoria. The Centuria Government Income Property Fund (CGIPF) will become the new owner of 1 McNab Avenue, a 14-storey building located in Footscray. CGIPF ...