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Link shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... last year. MUFG will pay $2.26 cash for every Link share, inclusive of a $0.16 dividend. The takeover still requires regulatory approval, but once granted the acquisition should be complete in May 2024. Link said on May 1 shares will be suspended on ...

FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... financial advice reform debate. "The financial services industry is at its strongest when it speaks with a unified voice on regulatory and policy issues that impact the sector and its consumers," he said. "The FSC has a leading role unifying the industry ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... long term, in the best financial interests of the entity and its shareholders." Longo said ASIC will develop and issue regulatory guidance on climate-related financial disclosures that will include a new regulatory guide for the climate reporting regime ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of JB Markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of JB Markets effective from 12 April 2024. ASIC said JB Markets failed to comply with the financial requirements of its AFSL ...

Macquarie Bank to pay $10m for unauthorised fee transactions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
The Federal Court has ordered Macquarie Bank to pay a penalty of $10 million for failing to have effective controls to prevent and detect unauthorised fee transactions conducted by third parties, such as financial advisers, on customer cash management ...

Equity Trustees scores Woodbridge mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... Torrington said. "The reduction of real estate financing by Australian and New Zealand banks, driven by market dynamics and regulatory changes, has created an opportunity in the lending market. We believe this trend will continue, and this new fund will ...

Adam Blumenthal ordered to pay $850k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
The Federal Court has ordered former director of EverBlu Capital and Creso Pharma Adam Blumenthal to pay $850,000 and be disqualified from managing corporation for five years for market rigging and breaching director duties. The court found Blumenthal ...

Financial advice exodus has 'bottomed out': ClearView

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... positioned to support double-digit underlying NPAT growth. It said it was "future proofing" the business to prepare for regulatory changes and a new cohort of financial advisers that are engaging customers by social media, podcasts, and digital tools. ...

Blockchain mining companies sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... send a message to the crypto industry that products will continue to be scrutinised by ASIC to ensure they comply with regulatory obligations in order to protect consumers," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. The Federal Court last week appointed Anthony Connelly ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on updated regulatory guidelines for external administrators and controllers when reporting and lodging statutory reports about alleged misconduct. The proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 16 External ...
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