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Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
A Queensland man has been charged with nine offences and is facing imprisonment for running a financial services business without a licence. The charges were filed after an investigation by ASIC, which discovered that Aryn Hala had made promises to ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court has reaffirmed that the corporate regulator is targeting member service failures, greenwashing, and inappropriate fees and charges, cautioning the superannuation industry to lift its game. At an industry event, Court said ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
The banking giant was found to have engaged in unconscionable conduct in the interest rate swap case borne out of AustralianSuper and IFM Investors' acquisition of part of Ausgrid in 2016. In October 2016, Westpac engaged in pre-hedging of an interest ...

Industry leaders celebrate Australia Day honours

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Leaders in financial services and superannuation were among the many to grace the highly coveted Australia Day 2024 Honours List, recognised for services in their respected fields and to the community. Some 1042 Australians received top honours across ...

Market performance fails to sway retirement confidence: State Street

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Despite positive investment market performance, Australians' retirement confidence is weakening, according to a State Street Global Advisors survey. Contrary to expectations, State Street's Global Retirement Reality report found that factors like inflation ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Of the almost 29,000 candidates that sat the CFA Institute's latest Level I exam, just 35% passed. Some 28,953 candidates sat the Level I CFA Program across the globe in November 2023. Of these, 35% were successful and can now apply to sit the Level ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has called for new reforms aimed at safeguarding retail investors as superannuation funds increase their ownership stakes in Australian public companies. In an opinion piece for The Australian, Bragg proposed broadening the Takeovers ...

AFCA amends consumer compensation caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has revised the maximum amount consumers can claim for compensation. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum compensation amount a complainant can apply for is $1.263 million, which was previously $1.085 ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
One in nine Australians expect to have more than $250,000 in debt when they retire, a new study by AMP shows, however separate research from TAL suggests debt in retirement is of little concern. A study commissioned by AMP has found that fewer than ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
MLC Life has hired the man who led Commonwealth Bank's recent $1 billion remediation program to the role of general manager, remediation programs. Ian Fletcher, currently general manager of program strategy, customer remediation at Commonwealth Bank ...