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Cliona O’Dowd joined The Australian in 2016 and writes on financial services. She was previously the editor of business news and commentary website Business Spectator. Before moving into journalism she spent a number of years working in the financial services industry in Dublin and London. She holds a master’s degree in European public affairs and law.

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EXCLUSIVEFinancial Services

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AustralianSuper cuts more ties with troubled MUFG

The nation’s biggest superannuation fund has severed ‘member facing’ operations with administrator MUFG and will bring advice in house in order to repair its reputation.

Cliona O'Dowd

ExclusivePolitics

Harvey Norman chief executive Gerry Harvey.

Harvey: nation’s day of reckoning ‘inevitable’

Prominent retailer Gerry Harvey says Australia has the worst energy and industrial relations policies in the world, but is still doing well; however, whoever wins the election we still face a daunting black hole of debt when the reckoning comes. And it will.

Eli Greenblat and Cliona O'Dowd

InvestingWealth

ASIC takes aim at big super’s push into private markets

The corporate regulator wants to dig deeper into ‘private markets’. But will it hinder retail investor options as it seeks to examine big super?

Cliona O'Dowd

Legal AffairsBusiness

Director Paul Chiodo from Melbourne-based property developer Chiodo Constructions

Court freezes Falcon Capital, First Guardian assets

ASIC has secured freezing orders against a Melbourne co-founder and two funds with ties to embattled property developer Paul Chiodo while it investigates millions in missing investor money.

Cliona O'Dowd

Financial servicesBusiness

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive officer Bernard Reilly. Picture: Dylan Coker/The Photo Pitch

Perpetual flags staff cuts in turbocharged savings drive

Wealth manager targets $80m in savings, much of it from redundancies, following its failed carve-up deal with KKR.

Cliona O'Dowd

CompaniesBusiness

Andrew Clifford the Chief Investment Officer at Platinum Asset Management in Sydney today at the Livewire Live event. Picture: David Swift.

Platinum co-CIOs out under new firm structure

Andrew Clifford and Clay Smolinski will step down as co-CIOs of Platinum Asset Management and be replaced by an investment oversight group.

Cliona O'Dowd

Home loansBusiness

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 05, 2024: REAL ESTATE GENERICS - Sold sign on auction board. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Liberty Financial eyes rate benefit

Liberty Financial expects to see an uptick in demand following the RBA rate cut, says borrowers are still struggling.

Cliona O'Dowd

WealthBusiness

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Wealth industry playing catch up: Iress

The financial services software company says the wealth industry is primed for growth as advice needs rise.

Cliona O'Dowd

Financial ServicesBusiness

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Perpetual walks away from KKR deal

CEO Bernard Reilly says the latest offer from KKR did not provide enough value for shareholders.

Cliona O'Dowd

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

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Cost of living derails retirement hopes

More than half of working Australians don’t expect to build up enough of a nest egg by the time they leave the workforce, according to a new survey from Colonial First State.

Cliona O'Dowd

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