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BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... fund. "Both outgoing directors were well respected by the board, staff, and members of the fund," BUSSQ said. BUSSQ chair Chris Taylor thanked Collie and Ravbar for their service to the fund. "Both Michael and Jacqui have provided outstanding service ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) dropped interest rates to 3.5%, the second time it's cut by 0.25% this year. The bank lowered rates on the back of inflation data that met its outlook. It anticipates headline inflation to average 2.5% in 2024, 2.2% in ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has doubled down on keeping interest rates on hold for the remainder of this year, despite market expectations for a cut before Christmas. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
E&P Financial Group's 7400 advised-client base saw their wealth jump 26% to nearly $30 billion, while former clients under the defunct Dixon Advisory continue to struggle to access recourse. The ASX-listed wealth firm boasted it oversaw $29.4 billion ...

Longreach hires Channel Capital sales lead, launches advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Longreach Alternatives has poached the former sales lead of Channel Capital to spearhead its new business unit dedicated to fundraising and distributing its products. Andrew King, who finished up with Channel Capital in May 2023, popped up at fledgling ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... insurance and banking Carmen Beverley-Smith, executive director, life insurance, private health insurance and superannuation Chris Gower, executive director, cross-industry risk Sean Carmody, executive director, policy and advice Bruce Young, executive ...

Vale Greg Bright

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... often even beating us to announcing the winners. To Financial Standard founder and Rainmaker Information managing director Chris Page, he wasn't a competitor but a colleague and collaborator. "We worked alongside each other to varying degrees for ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated that there will not be any short-term cutting of interest rates, but the market is pricing in a cut before the end of the year. RBA governor Michele Bullock pushed back against the market pricing, stating ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... legislation and on the basis of providing the Trustee with procedural fairness and natural justice," BUSSQ said. BUSSQ chair Chris Taylor added that APRA has the authority to investigate the fund's policies and expenditures if they believe there's ...
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