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WA financial planning firm acquired by US insurance broker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... well as their team will remain in their current location. They will be directed by Gallegher chief executive of benefit services Graham Campbell to operate across its benefit and HR consulting businesses in Australia. "WMP's client-focused approach ...

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... will eventuate," the board said. Insignia's major shareholders include a raft of superannuation funds and financial services companies. Tanarra Capital is Insignia's largest shareholder with a 12.5% stake, according to the 2024 annual report ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... constructive data in the coming weeks to support a February cut," Robertson said. "The November data had a better cover of services inflation than the previous month, however the timing of government subsidy payments continues to distort the numbers ...

Former Rugby World Cup champion joins Centuria Bass Credit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... across Australia and New Zealand. The former athlete-turned-financial professional brings around 20 years' financial services experience, including in various capacities at Allco Finance Group since 2006 and vice president at Commonwealth Bank between ...

Perpetual awards mandate to Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025
... financial interest of our members". Perpetual Trustee Company, however, will continue to provide investment management services to the plans. Perpetual Investment Management will also continue to provide administration services and the current custodian ...

AustralianSuper wins fund of the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... its operating model to build an organisation that will sustain this growth over time, for example, growth beyond member services and investment teams into areas such as risk, technology, data, finance, legal, and other enterprise functions. He also said ...

Sanlam Private Wealth breaches licensee obligations, hit with enforceable undertaking

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... one point, Sanlam had 42 CARs and 71 authorised representatives operating under its licence, offering diverse financial services ranging from traditional share trading to emerging fintech services. Under the investigation, ASIC found several issues ...

Court sentences Ponzi scheme promoter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... correction order after pleading guilty to two charges. In March, Sipina pled guilty to carrying on an unlicensed financial services business between 24 June 2015 and 21 April 2017. During that time, he marketed the business and brought in new investors. ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... ASIC said. In an Australian first, the court also found that USG breached its obligation to ensure that the financial services covered by its Australian financial services licence (AFSL) were provided "efficiently, honestly and fairly", where it offered ...

New tool will streamline regulation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... do business in Australia and that's what our new Regulatory Initiatives Grid (RIG) will help achieve in the financial services sector," Chalmers said. "It complements our other efforts to better target regulation across the economy, including through ...