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Dexus finds next chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
After a two-month search, the property giant has named Ross Du Vernet as its new chief executive following the recent resignation of long-term boss Darren Steinberg. Du Vernet, who serves as Dexus' chief investment officer, will start in the new role ...

'Significant deficiencies' lead APRA to act against NGS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
Almost nine months on from a cyber breach that saw member data taken, the $14 billion super fund will have to contend with additional licence conditions as it looks to remedy "significant deficiencies" in its cyber controls. As first reported by Financial ...

Fahour takes top job at Gurner Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
Former Latitude Financial and Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour joins the luxury developer as its new chief executive. In a surprise announcement, Gurner Group announced that Fahour would be leading its strategic growth in real estate, funds management ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
A former auditor who was busted for auditing her own husband's SMSF has seen her disqualification upheld by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). In August 2022, Janette Townshend was found to have breached independence requirements by auditing ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Former financial adviser David Fong and his practice Fong Financial Planners have been convicted and sentenced in a Perth court for three counts of dishonest conduct. Fong, who was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

BBY manager charged with aiding and abetting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
ASIC charged another former employee of BBY with aiding and abetting the dishonest conduct of the stockbroking firm. ASIC alleges that Yat Nam (April) Yuen, who worked in roles such as manager of strategy, facilitated the transfer of large sums of client ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
Global pension funds are increasing investments in Australian agriculture, the nation's second-largest real estate sector, prompting Warakirri Asset Management managing director Jim McKay to question the relative absence of superannuation funds. Warakirri ...

ASIC strips institutional broker's AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
ASIC has suspended JB Markets' Australian financial services licence (AFSL), restricting the firm to only terminating existing client arrangements. The corporate regulator revoked JB Markets' AFSL due to non-compliance with financial requirements and ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The quarterly Wage Price Index (WPI) jumped by 1.3% to 4% in September, beating inflation, but AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina says it's not economically sustainable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September's ...

Settlement approved in AMP shareholder class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
The $110 million settlement that was reached in the long-running fees-for-no-service class action against AMP was approved by a judge yesterday. The class action was filed in June 2018 and came on the back of misconduct made public by the Royal Commission. ...