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Federal Court approves AMP BOLR class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
The Federal Court has approved the $100 million Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action settlement despite some participants objecting to it, calling for a larger payout and making AMP accountable for its actions. Justice McElwaine approved the settlement ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
abrdn has terminated a hedge fund that achieved negative returns since inception and failed to gain investor interest. The abrdn Global Risk Mitigation Fund closed on August 30. abrdn said due to changing demand, "the fund size has become smaller over ...

Traditional economic indicators have 'tanked': Economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Speaking at Activam Group's act Conference today, AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said economists can no longer rely on traditional economic indicators to make accurate predictions. Mousina noted that many economists have been predicting a ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
E&P Financial Group's 7400 advised-client base saw their wealth jump 26% to nearly $30 billion, while former clients under the defunct Dixon Advisory continue to struggle to access recourse. The ASX-listed wealth firm boasted it oversaw $29.4 billion ...

Former Brisbane adviser found guilty of fraud again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
A former financial adviser who won a retrial after being convicted of fraud in 2019 has once again been found guilty of misleading clients to invest their retirement savings in a single abalone farm that went bust. Former Brisbane financial adviser ...

AOF sells another asset, flags delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) continues to empty its portfolio, offloading another asset as the REIT faces an uncertain future. AOF is set to offload 64 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra for $21.2 million to an unnamed buyer, 10% cheaper than its June ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

Independent MPs call for super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Independent MPs have called for urgent amendments to the Better Targeted Super Bill, particularly regarding the proposed taxation of unrealised gains. The controversial legislation introduces a 30% tax rate for superannuation earnings exceeding $3 million ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...