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Government expands SME Guarantee Scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... billion of relief after the government announced it is expanding the SME Guarantee Scheme ahead of its economic update on Thursday. The initial phase of the scheme remains available for new unsecured loans up to $250,000 issued by eligible lenders until ...

Netwealth booms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... increase in funds under administration for the financial year. Shares in Netwealth lifted nearly 16% during trade on Thursday to hit new all-time highs. It comes despite negative market movement wiping $900 million from the platform. FUA as of June 30 ...

FASEA schedules remaining 2020 exam dates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... is open for registration until July 24, and already has over 2200 advisers registered to date. Exams will be held from Thursday, August 13 until Tuesday, August 18, across eight metro and 14 regional locations. FASEA will hold 156 exam sessions across ...

APRA quashes super liquidity concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... Australians early access to their superannuation. Appearing alongside ASIC before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 on Thursday, APRA revealed superannuation funds haven't had any serious liquidity issues as a result of the Early Release Scheme ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Assistant Minister chose to ignore the pleas of financial advisers, and did not list the legislation for debate until Thursday afternoon as the last priority of government business," Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services ...

ISA, ME Bank issued please explain

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Industry Super Australia and ME Bank will front the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday for an urgent hearing. The call for explanations from the bank and ISA comes following news that ME Bank, which is owned by 26 industry ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... all listed on the ASX. It ended Friday down nearly -70% since the start of the year, as well as on a 12-month basis. On Thursday, BetaShares announced the ETF will replace its exposure to future contracts with one-month maturities (June for the ETF ...

Ironbark fund rating under review

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... 5%) was by far the best in its category, according to Morningstar. However, the fund's rating was put under review last Thursday, as the ratings house awaited clarity around its recent performance drivers and risk management procedures. "The manager ...

MLC Life executive joins AFCA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... half years' worth of overpaid premiums has been appealed in the Federal Court by the giant Queensland super fund. Last Thursday, the court dismissed QSuper's appeal and ordered it to pay costs. However, it gave it leave to come back with additional ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... and that AFCA's decision had involved an error of law if it was authorised to make the decision. The court, last Thursday, dismissed QSuper's appeal and ordered it to pay costs. However, it gave it leave to come back with additional grounds ...