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Carlyle Group bids for Link

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... and UBS as its financial advisers and Herbert Smith Freehills as its legal adviser. "Shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the proposal. It should be noted that there is no certainty the proposal will result in any transaction," ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Piper Alderman launched a class action against E&P Financial Group and its former chief executive Alan Dixon for allegedly providing conflicted financial advice and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. The law firm has taken Dixon and E&P Financial ...

Investors fear impact of rising inflation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... economic recovery," eToro global markets strategist Ben Laidler said. "Typically, you would expect most investors to take action to counter these headwinds, but our data shows the opposite is true at this moment in time. It seems as though the vast majority ...

ASIC sues timeshare company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... liquidation on 30 April 2021. However, the scheme remains active, as does the Ultiqa Group entities. On the back of this action, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester put the timeshare industry on notice, warning that it must comply at all times with its obligations ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... industry," Morningstar director manager research Grant Kennaway said. "However, asset managers and their investors clearly want action on climate change. Governments also need to act. It's the Australian way," Grant added. Asset managers are also ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... disclosures. University of Sydney Business School professor Christopher Wright agreed and said it is up to businesses to take action with new skills and frameworks. "As the world urgently seeks to reinvent itself for a low-carbon future, business leaders ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... unsolicited sale of this insurance through cold calls, secured over $250 million in remediation for customers and has taken civil action against Westpac," Court said. "Today we add criminal proceedings against CBA. These interventions were necessary ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... "Stopping the scourge of costly duplicate accounts will ultimately lead to bigger retirement savings for people, but without action from Parliament there is a risk some people will lose access to affordable default insurance cover in their super," Super ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Ninety One, formerly Investec Group, has launched a net zero index in response to ubiquitous net zero commitments from institutional investors, nations and companies. The Net Zero Sovereign Index will provide sovereign debt investors with an independently ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... equities. The RBNZ won't wait to find out whether or not the current inflation surge is transitory, it's taking action to ensure that it will be.