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SMSF fraudster loses appeal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... six counts of fraud and that the evidence demonstrated Mr Gore had continued to secure funds from the investors after December 2013 without disclosing there was no real prospect of them being repaid," ASIC said in a statement. Gore was first arrested ...

ASIC consults on anti-hawking rules

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... systems and processes. "This will help industry prepare for compliance with the new regime once it commences," she said. In December 2019, ASIC said it would ban unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales from 13 January 2020. ...

Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... approach of the existing Alphinity Global Equity Fund, which has returned 14.4% per annum after fees since inception in December 2015 (as at 30 June 2021). However, the new fund will also apply sustainability and ESG methodology. The fund manager will ...

Dexus to develop Atlassian HQ

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... Steinberg said. The agreement is subject to planning and other government approvals which are expected to be satisfied by December 2021. Construction is expected to commence in early 2022 and completed in early 2026. "This acquisition increases the size ...

Bennelong boards appoint chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... serves as the chair of NSW TCorp and UNHCR and is a director at Iress. Dwyer has been part of the Bennelong group since December 2020, when he was appointed non-executive director. Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Craig Bingham said Dwyer's ...

ASIC releases grandfathered arrangement findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... remuneration (GCR), representing 96% of the total number of products, during its review period dated between 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2020. Some 4% or 46 products however, failed to terminate GCRs prior to the deadline of 1 January 2021. These eight ...

Be ready for negative rates: APRA to ADIs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... clients, and asymmetry of information." In developing the expectation, APRA took into account industry feedback collected in December last year and international experience. When APRA questioned ADIs on their preparedness for zero or negative interest ...

Insurers dodging Royal Commission reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Last week, the federal government announced exemptions for the insurance industry in relation to Royal Commission reforms. According to the Consumer Action Law Centre, these exemptions allow the insurance industry to side-step the Royal Commission recommendations ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... investors independent but credible content and information," Whitaker said. The trading platform first launched US shares in December 2020. Whitaker took up the chief executive position in April 2021, joining from Mercer's parent company Marsh Mc ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... due to the pandemic. The dramatic fall in giving led to an overall decrease in donations by 16% in the six months to December 2020, taking giving back five years to levels last reported in 2016. Giving peaked in February 2020 with bushfire support and ...