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Vanguard fined for defective account statements

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
A US regulator has slapped Vanguard with a fine for issuing false and inaccurate account statements to 8.5 million US customers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) found that the fund manager overstated the yield and projected annual ...

Collapsed trading house hit with charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Two former directors of collapsed retail over-the-counter derivatives provider Berndale Capital Securities have been charged with dishonesty offences, including misusing over $1 million in company funds. Stavro D'Amore and Daniel Kirby are alleged to ...

Quality stocks outperform on average: Bell AM

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Quality stocks are back in vogue as institutional investors seek out companies with high probability and strong balance sheets amid rising interest rates. Speaking to Financial Standard Bell Asset Management chief investment officer Ned Bell explained ...

ASIC issues first-of-its-kind stop order

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... questionnaire with "significant flaws" as a key step for compliance with its obligations. When applying for a trading account, ASIC said Mitrade's questionnaire gave a prospective retail investor prompts to review any "unacceptable answer" that would ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Local businesses are poised to reap from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Speaking at a standing committee this morning, deputy chair Margaret Cole noted that the heatmaps and performance tests have created a more efficient and transparent superannuation system that will ultimately drive more consolidation. While that might ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... the existing target market determination for Spaceship Super has too broad of a target market and does not adequately account for the product's risks. ASIC said the target returns for the investment options were too low to be consistent with investors ...

Hejaz backs local Islamic bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Hejaz Group has injected $10 million into Islamic Bank Australia as its chief executive takes up a directorship at the latter. The fledgling Islamic Bank Australia, which is currently operating under a restricted ADI, is due to launch some time in 2023-24. ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
APRA and AUSTRAC have agreed to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) following weakness in the bank's risk management and money laundering controls. APRA said it's acted following several beaches or its prudential standards and a review that ...

Spirit Super rectifies regulatory breach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Spirit Super has corrected a non-compliance issue, amending its process for monitoring the use of reserves to cover expenses that exceed the fees and costs charged to members. Last month, the industry fund acknowledged that it had inadvertently omitted ...