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Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... sectors of the Australian workforce, Dawson notes. "A lot of women work in customer facing roles, so they're either in retail, or they're teachers or they're nurses. So, we can't just say, 'Well school is now only going to run four ...

ASIC consults on sunsetting class orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... circumstances. This is because, in some situations, it may be appropriate to offer interests in a registered scheme or shares in a retail CCIV on the basis that some members are treated differently to other members, ASIC explained. "ASIC considers the ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... and transitions are just one aspect of our growth channels, which also include pursuing growth through member direct and retail financial advisers," ART chief executive Bernard Reilly said. "It's important to acknowledge though that our focus isn't on ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... considering halting the rate hikes at the next meeting in April. "They agreed that upcoming releases on employment, inflation, retail trade and business surveys would provide important additional information, as would developments in the global economy. ...

Equity Trustees wins real estate fund mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Fund, managing a portfolio of real estate assets over $700 million. The FSREC Property Fund invests in convenience-based retail centres with solid underlying fundamentals and a high proportion of non-discretionary income. The objective of the fund is ...

Link Group appoints general manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... asset and wealth management at KPMG Australia. She has also held senior leadership positions at Mercer, including head of retail growth and partnerships strategy and principal partnerships leader. In her new role, Morberger will assume responsibility ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... Fletcher said: "This is a fantastic development for Australian companies seeking to raise debt and a positive outcome for retail and wholesale investors." "Raising capital from the Australian corporate debt market has presented real challenges to Australian ...

AMP, Dexus reach final sale agreement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... key pillar of the strategy to simplify AMP. "The sale allows AMP to have a clear focus on our go forward businesses of retail banking and wealth management in Australia and New Zealand," George said. "We will continue to build on the hard work of the ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... advice providers (FAPs) must hold or operate under a full licence from the Financial Markets Authority to be able to service retail clients. Kiwi advisers previously operated under three categories: Registered Financial Adviser (RFA), Authorised Financial ...

BT's Advance AM hit with stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... spectrum' but did not define what these concepts meant," ASIC said. "It is therefore not possible to accurately determine which retail investors fall within the target market for each fund." The regulator said the distribution conditions outlined in ...