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AMP appoints new board member

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
AMP has announced the appointment of financial services executive Andrew Best as an independent, non-executive director, effective 1 July 2022. Best brings more than three decades of international and domestic experience across investment banking and ...

Centuria sets up new agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) is an unlisted, open-ended agriculture fund, seeded with a $177 million glasshouse in Warragul, Victoria. Centuria intends to build a portfolio of assets leased to experienced agricultural operators as well as association ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
The latest iteration of the Life Insurance Code of Practice features more than 50 new consumer protections, including a ban on blanket mental health exclusions and greater limits on surveillance. The updated Code follows consultation with industry ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
From January 2023 first home buyers in New South Wales will have the option of paying stamp duty or an annual land tax under proposed reforms. The plan, announced in the 2022-23 NSW budget, will see first home buyers purchasing a home up to the value ...

New equities sales hires at Credit Suisse

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Credit Suisse has hired from Goldman Sachs to fill the role of director, equity sales. Sandy Isherwood will be responsible for large cap domestic funds coverage, adding more than 15 years' experience in equities. Joining at the same time is Sam ...

Superhero, Swyftx in $1.5bn merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Superhero and Swyftx will merge to establish a $1.5 billion financial services giant with over 800,000 customers. The partnership between digital asset broker Swyftx and share trading and investment and superannuation platform Superhero is expected ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 basis points. The central bank also raised the interest rate on exchange settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. At its meeting ...

3iQ introduces inaugural Australian products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
3iQ Digital Asset Management has chosen Cboe Australia to launch its inaugural Australian products. From today, the fund manager will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs to Australian investors on the Cboe Australia exchange. The funds are designed to provide ...

ASX names new managing director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Helen Lofthouse will be the first female to hold the position of managing director and chief executive at the bourse. Lofthouse joined the ASX in 2015 as a member of the executive leadership team and replaces Dominic Stevens who was appointed in 2016. ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Stephen Jones has today been sworn in as assistant treasurer and minister for financial services, replacing Jane Hume who had overseen the financial services portfolio since 2019. Jones has served as shadow financial services minister since 2019 and ...