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HNWIs wealth reaches unprecedented levels

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
The Capgemini Research Institute's World Wealth Report 2024, released today, shows high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and their wealth hit unprecedented levels in 2023, driven by a rebound in the global economic outlook. According to the report, global ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Active Super has been found guilty of misleading the public with false claims about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials. The profit-to-member fund, which is set to merge with Vision Super in March 2025, made claims on its website ...

Australian Unity lashed by ASIC over TMD questionnaire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Australian Unity Funds Management has been told to stop offering its Select Income Fund, with ASIC saying retail clients are unlikely to understand the questionnaire used to determine whether they would be in the target market. ASIC made an interim ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
As the number of business insolvencies spike, workers will soon be able to claim unpaid superannuation owed to them by defunct employers under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Recovery Program. From 1 July 2024, staff who worked for employers that ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of XTrade

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer XTrade. XTrade offered clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference ...

Block Earner dodges massive fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The Federal Court has absolved Block Earner from paying a penalty for trading without a financial services licence, which ASIC believes should have been $350,000. While Judge Jackman determined that while Block Earner, which invested in cryptocurrency ...

Monochrome launches Bitcoin ETF amid first-mover dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Monochrome Asset Management has launched an Australian Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF, which holds Bitcoin directly, is now available for trading on the Cboe Australia exchange. The Monochrome Bitcoin ETF's (CBOE: IBTC) holdings are stored ...

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Clearway Capital Solutions has partnered with a global fund manager to bring Asia-focused strategies to local wholesale and institutional investors. The distribution specialist is taking Matthews International to the Australian and New Zealand markets. ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released new research which sheds light on the financial hardship faced by Australians. The research found that 47% of Australian adults with debt, the equivalent of 5.8 million people, have ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Speaking at the Australasian Investor Relations Association event, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Simone Constant gave a stern warning to Australian superannuation funds. Constant said financial reporting of listed ...