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Experience pathway enshrined in legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... recognises veteran financial advisers as professionals and exempts them from undertaking further qualifications has passed both houses of parliament. The Labor government passed Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023 on September 6 in ...

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) passed the upper and lower houses of parliament yesterday, more than four years after it was first introduced. The Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 will apply to the banking industry six months after ...

Evolution Trustees responds to likely wholesale definition change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
In anticipation of regulatory change, Evolution Trustees has established a division to help investment houses transition their wholesale funds to retail. The move is in response to Treasury's review of managed investment schemes and consultation on ...

Aware Super takes 100% of Oak Tree Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... investment in the retirement living space. It has now also taken over the remaining the 30% equity share. Oak Tree currently houses over 1900 residents across a portfolio of 48 villages with around 2550 independent living units (ILUs) either operational ...

Super sector falling behind in cyber security: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... think about the systems and the process that are outsourced to IT service providers, the back-end administrators, even mail houses, there's probably been an assumption that cyber is the service provider's responsibility," he said. "Frankly, it doesn't ...

Government pledges $2bn to fast-track social housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... there are no details of which new housing projects will be supported by this funding." "There's no detail on where these houses will be located, when they'll be built or who will build them."

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... be addressed if the supply of housing can align with demand. HIA estimates that Australia needs 1.66 million additional houses by 2030, just to keep up with the demand from population growth," it said. "Tackling housing affordability starts with making ...

LongView launches shared equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... investment-grade product that exposes investors to this asset class. "Our target is to achieve double the house price index. Houses in Australia have generated roughly 7% compounded returns for the last 100 years, so if the house price growth continues ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... plays a critical role in helping financial advisers make conflict-free product recommendations, what bearing do rating houses have in helping them meet their obligations? According to Main Street Financial Solutions principal and private client adviser ...

Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... thousands of dollars in gift cards in the street and "cars were bought for people Parker met in the pub." Luxury watches, houses, designer goods were also purchased. "During the trial Boys told the court how he took £1,000,000 cash ($1.76m) in a suitcase ...