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Former director sentenced to over four years imprisonment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
Mudasir Mohammed Naseeruddin has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison following his guilty plea to charges of dishonest conduct and failure to discharge duties in good faith. Naseeruddin goaded investors to rollover their superannuation ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to acquire Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... MUFG's subsidiary Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation (The Trust Bank) parties signed the scheme implementation deed today that will pay $2.26 cash for every Link share, which is inclusive of a $0.16 dividend. MUFG is paying a 33% premium ...

AustralianSuper in talks to extend administration services mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... super fund takes on internalising complex processes such as death claims and member complaints. Notably, AustralianSuper has today flagged that it will insource death claims management with a new Bereavement Centre and expand its complaints handling ...

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... needed a middle ground that is affordable and accessible. The policy paper that the government and the FCA have published today will explore how we can achieve exactly that." In facing similar challenges, the Australian government handed down its first ...

Insignia, WT Financial complete Millennium3 transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... Financial Group has about $23 billion in funds under advice and $470 million of in-force premiums. This is across Wealth Today, Sentry Advice, Synchron, and Millennium3.

'Significant deficiencies' lead APRA to act against NGS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... immediately and an investigation was commenced, alongside comprehensive cybersecurity protocols and enhanced network monitoring. Today, APRA said the incident "involved a significant amount of data being lost." APRA said the decision to implement the ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... RBA governor Michele Bullock said. "She will bring a unique and diverse perspective to the Bank and the leadership team." Today, Bullock and the RBA board agreed to a new Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy released by treasurer Jim Chalmers. ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... make that a reality." With the the government's next phase of its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package released today, CALI called for expanding the type of advice life insurers can provide their customers to help deliver the protection and certainty ...

IFM Investors appoints global head of strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
IFM Investors appointed a global head of product strategy and innovation, effective December 4. Today, the $215 billion global investment manager announced that Rekha Misra stepped into the role. Misra brings over two decades experience in the asset ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), saying the latest proposals could "wind the clock back five years" on the industry. Today, the government released its final response to the QAR, which included allowing superannuation funds to provide personal financial ...