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Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... but consumer activity in the southeast of the state was disrupted in the March quarter by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Victoria dropped from second to fourth place. The state was in third spot on four indicators but was held back by weakness in relative ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Cbus deputy chief executive and chief member officer Marianne Walker has stepped down from the super fund. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard Walker will depart in September. "Marianne Walker has decided to leave the fund in early September ...

Mercer Super, Virgin Money Super members caught in Australia Post burglaries

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... information of the utmost importance." Australia Post on its website wrote: "We have increased security and are working with Victoria Police to investigate. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

ASIC bans investment scammer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... of his two unlicensed financial services businesses. On 27 June 2024, Beresford pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to false document and proceeds of crime offences and was sentenced to 85 days imprisonment and a 30-month Community Corrections ...

Financial services workers earn 12% pay rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... $180,000. The head of financial planning can earn between $200,000 and $280,000. Financial planners from Queensland and Victoria can make between $90,000 and $130,000. More broadly, New South Wales workers have an average annual salary of $143,800 compared ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... the odds of a larger rate cut in August," Bhimavarapu said. "It worries us that the unemployment rate in NSW (4.4%) and Victoria (4.6%) are higher than the overall rate (4.3%), which rose 0.2 pp. Absent any upside surprise in the Q2 CPI data later this ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... related to superannuation. Meanwhile Skye Money is the AFSL behind Skye Wealth, which operates out of Greensborough, Victoria. According to ASIC, the unregistered adviser presented a Statement of Advice to a client in relation to life insurance products. ...

AMP actions impacted 'hundreds of thousands' of customers: Shine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... investors with excessive insurance fees. Shine Lawyers confirmed the class action has been filed in the Federal Court of Victoria on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Australians who it alleges were charged excessive insurance premiums within AMP superannuation ...

AMP hit with multiple court filings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... class action and the other from Dexus Funds Management. The class action - which has been lodged in the Federal Court of Victoria - has been filed against N.M. Superannuation Proprietary Limited (N.M. Super) and has also been commenced against AMP Superannuation ...

HMC Capital appoints to C-suite

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
HMC Capital has appointed Gerard Dover as chief executive of energy transmission platform as it seeks to merge two energy platforms acquisitions into one. HMC said the acquisition of Neoen Australia's Victorian assets (Neoen VIC portfolio) has seen ...