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ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... to ASIC... Importantly those firms account for the large majority of consumer complaints made through IDR," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "The staged implementation will also allow more time for many smaller firms to prepare for the start of ...

Liontrust, GAM to create $100bn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... accelerates the growth of Liontrust through enhancing our distribution globally, product capability and investment talent." GAM chair David Jacob said during 2022, "it became increasingly clear to the board that we needed to review whether our strategy ...

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... years. The central bank's decision comes as part of its ongoing commitment to slaying high inflation. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell emphasised the difficulties faced by Americans due to high inflation and reinforced the central bank's determination ...

Issuers must lift DDO game: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... disappointing to see DDO deficiencies across the board, and by large and small product issuers alike," said ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester. "Poor product design or distribution puts retail investors at risk of financial harm, ending up in products that ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... an undisclosed interest in, and which he had manipulated, with a view to selling out at a higher price," said ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. During ASIC's search of the finfluencer's premises in 2015, a notepad was found which detailed his ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... sustainable finance space - consistent with the great work that we have been doing at the Guardians," he said. The Guardians chair Catherine Drayton said that in Whineray's five years as chief executive, and previously as chief investment officer, he ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy says the government is stalling the implementation of the recommendations set out in her final report. The 267-page report, initially released to government in December, included 13 primary recommendations ...

Future Super accused of greenwashing via Facebook post

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... environmental impact of the fund and we were concerned it may be misleading to investors and potential investors," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "This action should send a message to the financial services industry that ASIC is continuing to focus ...

LongView launches shared equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... homeowners via shared equity in which LongView also helps them find the right property. LongView co-founder and executive chair Evan Thornley told Financial Standard that shared equity helps solve a "crushing social problem whereby Australia has third ...

Wendy Norris quits Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... forest/timberlands, private equity, and infrastructure, including airports and ports. Speaking of the appointment, OneFortyOne chair John Gilleland called Norris brought with her a deep understanding of OneFortyOne and the forest and timber processing ...