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Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... preference for foreign equities ($1.54 trillion), followed by direct investment ($1.2 trillion) and "other" ($572 billion). The United States was the main contributor of investment into Australia, contributing $1.35 trillion of investment. This was followed ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... death, accessing their super after they died," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "The superannuation sector stands united and will work with government to bring about the reforms needed to keep members' money out of the hands of abusers." SMC ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... "Inevitably, there will be a period of uncertainty and adjustment as countries respond to the ongoing tariff announcements by the United States administration," Bullock said. "It will take some time to see how all of this plays out and the added unpredictability ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will expel United Global Capital's (UGC) membership effective May 31. UGC, which is now in liquidation, began providing financial services, including financial advice, in 2017 to retail and sophisticated ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... "Uncertainty about the outlook abroad also remains significant. On the macroeconomic policy front, recent announcements from the United States on tariffs are having an impact on confidence globally and this would likely be amplified if the scope of tariffs ...

Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... investment in Plenary, securing a 49% stake in the company. "The transaction marks the first major inbound investment from the United Arab Emirates into an Australian company since the signing of the Australia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... activity. Divestments included the sale of its pharmacy and general insurance businesses, the $155.5 million offload of Grand United Corporate Health to nib, and, most recently, the handover of Australian Unity Bank to Bank Australia, expected to wrap ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... wealth business. Masson has over 24 years' experience in financial services and project delivery in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has held multiple senior management roles, most recently as chief technology officer at Team Super, formerly ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... by Australia and made five key recommendations ahead of this year's federal election. The research found that navigating United States-China trade relations, reassessing immigration and high population growth, and boosting stagnant productivity are among ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... the chief financial officer role from March 2022. Prior to that he held the same role at IOOF for more than 12 years and United Petroleum for just under a year. He steps down on March 7. Moore's experience covers finance, strategy and mergers and ...