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Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... to 18 years, with a non-parole period of 13 years and six months; he'll be eligible for parole in June 2028. Last year, one of Van Ryn's victims sought compensation for the pain and suffering endured from the abuse inflicted upon him when he ...

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... challenge to get large-cap exposure to consumer discretionary stocks whereas with small caps it isn't a problem," he said. "One of the main risks is liquidity. In an economic downturn or when financial conditions tighten, small companies generally struggle ...

MIESF adjusts insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... decrease from $6.89 to $5.54. Notably, the death and TPD benefit payable is restricted to half of the cover amounts until one year after MIESF receives an eligible member's first Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contribution; weekly cost remains unchanged. ...

Four advice firms merge, launch Esencia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Esencia Wealth. Advise Wise, Insight Private Wealth, Sovereign Wealth Partners, and Randle Advisory have joined forces under one banner, which is self-licensed. Matthew Fenning serves as the chief executive of Esencia. He was the managing director of ...

HESTA pushes for expediated advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... fund noted a strong demand for digital tools for retirement planning. HESTA reported that more than 300,000 of its nearly one million members, 80% of whom are women, have used digital tools to engage with their super. Nearly 100,000 have used the fund's ...

APRA warns entities on adequacy of backup systems

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... area of weakness is the use of data backups to protect an entity against data loss, noting that the use of regular backups is one of the 'Essential Eight' cyber mitigation strategies outlined by the government's Australian Signals Directorate. "APRA ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... (55%) said they were not aware that they were entitled to ask their bank or lender for financial hardship assistance and just one in five (20%) of those surveyed said they had ever sought financial hardship assistance. The research found Millennials ...

Brookfield bids for majority stake in Neoen

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... globally. Brookfield Asset Management renewable power and transition chief executive Connor Teskey praised Neoen for building one of the world's greatest renewable energy development platforms. He said that Brookfield plans to leverage its expertise ...

Preqin launches new term intelligence tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Preqin has announced the launch of a new tool named Term Intelligence, which introduces one of the largest searchable databases of Limited Partner Agreement (LPA) terms globally and enables enhanced private fund negotiations. Preqin said alternative ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... and continuous disclosure breaches, for this reason, is an enduring enforcement priority for ASIC," she said. "Australia has one of the most severe insider trading regimes in the world - and yes, the penalties are harsh, but frankly they are dwarfed ...