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Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... into effect on July 1. APRA recently said it expects to mail out the first batch's performance test results before August 31. The government conceded to including the administration fees in the performance tests in April 28 draft regulations, after ...

Clime ousts Schafer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Schafer has been removed from the company by an overwhelming majority of votes. At the extraordinary general meeting on August 6, about 95% or 37.54 million shareholders voted in favour of removing Schafer from the board. Schafer told Financial Standard ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
At the conclusion of its August board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its decision to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis ...

Final YFYS regulations out, government "backflips" on admin fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... into effect on July 1. APRA recently said it expects to mail out the first batch's performance test results before August 31. The government conceded to including the administration fees in the performance tests in April 28 draft regulations, after ...

Single disciplinary body consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... sanctions should be included on the FAR or should be removed after a period of time." Industry stakeholders have until August 20 to have their say. Hume anticipates that the intended regulations will come into force on 1 January 2022, subject to the ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Financial Standard readers. So far, we have received close to 150 nominations. Once nominations close at 5pm on Friday, August 6, the nominations will be vetted by the Financial Standard editorial team and a shortlist determined, before progressing to ...

Rest closes basic cash option

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
The industry fund will close its basic cash option on August 13, as it sees returns dry up. The option invested in cash securities that have a maximum maturity of three months. It aimed to match the return of the one-month Australian Bank Bill rate ...

Investment Trends adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... research house has hired an associate director, focused on the direct wealth space. Kurt Mayell joined Investment Trends on August 2. Mayell will lead a team of analysts focused on providing actionable market insights, competitive intelligence, custom ...

Shadforth appoints Queensland head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... appointed a head in Queensland, reporting to chief executive Terry Dillon. Steven Parry joined Shadforth Financial Group on August 2. He was most recently general manager at Integro Private Wealth. Prior to this he worked at BT Financial Group and Perpetual ...

Clime wants director removed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... calling for the removal of long-serving executive Neil Schafer. Clime has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on August 6, putting forth a resolution to shareholders to immediately dethrone Schafer, who has been with the ASX-listed firm since ...