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Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... discretionary spending in October to take advantage of discounts in November. Shoppers may have also brought forward some Christmas spending that would usually happen in December." "The popularity of Black Friday events is affecting spending patterns ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
Just days before Christmas, an Insignia Financial shareholder class action borne out of the Royal Commission was dismissed, with the judge saying there was no evidence provided to prove the group breached disclosure requirements. The class action was ...

Hollywood strike plays havoc with film fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... our fundraising activity very shortly. We are looking to target investors this year, with an aim to get cracking after Christmas," he confirmed. He admitted it's been tough not being able to push ahead. "It's frustrating that you can't hit ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... is hanging around higher than we would like for longer than we would like, even as it moderates from its peak around Christmas," he said. "Interest rate rises are really tightening the screws for a lot of families and small businesses right around the ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... from the QAR will be released in the coming weeks. The final QAR recommendations, submitted to the government before Christmas, remain a mystery. However, last November Michelle Levy signaled that "no big surprises" should be expected outside of a few ...

Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... in November, CFS debuted a major wealth platform innovation CFS Edge, a wrap platform which will be tested over the Christmas period for launch in the new year. Quirk said CFS Edge will sit at the heart of the advice tech stack, bringing together the ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... shortly and the Constitution distributed by mid-December at the latest for members to review and contemplate over the Christmas break, along with the draft set of resolutions. "We also expect consultations for the merger to be completed by the end of ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... chief executive, superannuation Kelly Power said CFS Edge is in the last sprint of its build and will be tested over the Christmas period for launch in the new year. CFS chief distribution officer Bryce Quirk told Financial Standard the new platform ...

Mayfair sues Mission Beach lender

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... purchase the Mission Beach property, from Napla between late 2019 and early 2020. It settled on the properties over the Christmas period, heavily advertising fixed income notes associated with the properties as investment opportunities. ASIC froze Mayfair's ...

The future is bright for BT: Rady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Financial Adviser Register, there's about 18,000 financial advisers registered today; more than 800 exited over the Christmas and New Year period alone. "The good thing about BT is that it's a business that supports, on a relative basis, a relatively ...
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