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U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... including AXA, Pimco Australia, Equity Trustees and Equip Super. He has held directorship appointments with BT Superannuation, Defence Health and The Financial Services Counci. U Ethical board chair Lindsay Mann welcomed King and Burns to the board. ...

LGIA upgrades anti-money laundering tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Newly merged super fund, the $24 billion LGIAsuper, has selected a technology partner to provide anti-money laundering services. The fund chose Napier's Transaction Monitoring and Client Screening tools as part of an upgrade of its anti-money laundering ...

Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... Equity Trustees Superannuation. Products or sub-plans of the fund include Bank First Super and Pension Fund, Beyond Super, Defence Bank Super and Pension Fund, Greater Rollover and Pension Fund, Hunter United Super Choice and Pension Fund, and Qudos ...

Mawhinney lawyer accuses ASIC of trial by media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... our client's access to funding in two previous Federal Court proceedings which denied them the ability to afford a defence. This gave ASIC a significant unfair advantage in obtaining judgments in their favour. It would not surprise me if this is ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... and appropriate professional indemnity cover is in place for licensed financial planners - should be the first line of defence to address consumer compensation. For the past nine years there has been no action to monitor insurance coverage in the profession ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... the first time the regulator has interviewed him. "Due to a range of ASIC's actions, we have been unable to fund a legal defence until this penalty hearing [...] ASIC even challenged our ability to obtain funding to pay for legal representation. We are ...

Former adviser banned after super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... repaying personal loans. The presiding judge labelled Hopkins' conduct "deeply stupid" but also said that "being stupid is no defence or mitigation". Hopkins had pleaded guilty to all charges prior to his sentencing.

NAB partners with life insurance, advice provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
The big four bank announced its partnership with Australia's largest medical defence organisation to extend its business finance solutions to doctors and healthcare professionals. NAB's Medfin Finance team signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement ...

ASIC settlement hits E&P profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... Statutory loss of $18.8 million was led by $11.2 non-cash impairment of goodwill in E&P Wealth, its costs of takeover defence against 360 Capital and costs of the ASIC action against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services which is soon to be settled ...

HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... sectors for over 30 years. He previously held the chief information officer in the Australian government's Department of Defence for nearly five years and was in a similar role at ANZ's New Zealand branch. His other experience includes working in IT ...