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Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The Federal Court has approved the settlement reached in the $16 million class action brought against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) following a two-week delay. Justice Thawley sought to gather more information for the victims in delaying ...

Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The chair of Sequoia Financial Group, John Larsen, has resigned from the position and his replacement has been appointed. Larsen's last day as chair was April 18 following five years at the post. He will stay at Sequoia as a non-executive director and ...

UniSuper selects new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... said its default insurance offering has been improved to provide greater death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover at the life stages members most likely need it and less cover when they're younger; "Think of it as a curve that rises and ...

Vale Wayne McGauley

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The financial services industry has paid tribute to Wayne McGauley who passed away over the weekend. Most recently the head of distribution at Wheelhouse Partners, McGauley had a long and successful career in the financial services industry spanning ...

Billionaire receives death penalty for embezzlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... accomplices, which included family members, obtained 2500 loans that led to losses of VND677 trillion (US$27bn) to SCB. "To cover the wrongdoing at SCB, Lan ordered her subordinates to bribe auditors of the State Bank of Vietnam," the report said. Citing ...

'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
Lanterne Fund Services was issued a $1.25 million penalty by the Federal Court for failing to comply with basic obligations, including operating with almost no compliance staff or risk management processes. In July 2022, ASIC issued civil penalty proceedings ...

DWS appoints new local chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
DWS has appointed Lidia Tomova as its new chief executive in Australia, from 1 March 2024. Pending regulatory approval, Tomova will also be appointed as chair of DWS Investments Australia. She will also continue in her role as head of coverage, Australia ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... which may place the client at substantial risk and lead to decisions that are not well-informed." The consultation will also cover the non-financial aspects of aged care funding strategies. This includes legal aspects like Wills, powers of attorney ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... firms with lacklustre performance and increase earnings faster. On average, we expect the traditional active managers we cover to be in outflows." Morningstar highlighted Perpetual as a top pick in the financial services sector, the research house said ...

Income AM bolsters sales function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
ASX-listed bond broking firm Income Asset Management has hired a team of fixed income specialists from rival FIIG Securities. The six recruits will report to IAM's head of sales for capital markets Jenna Labib. The appointments come one year after ...
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