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ASX dumps CHESS replacement project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
More than seven years on from when talk of a CHESS replacement began, the ASX has confirmed it will go back to the drawing board, writing off about $255 million in investment already made. The bourse first touted it would look to replace CHESS in February ...

Former van Eyk Research chief sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Mark Thomas, the former chief executive of failed research house van Eyk, was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to breaching directors' duties earlier this year. Thomas has been sentenced to 15 months, to be served by way of an intensive correction ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. FTX entered voluntary administration on November 11, and the AFSL is suspended until 15 May 2023. However, for the time being, FTX can continue to provide ...

Collimate deal nearly over the line

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Dexus and AMP have confirmed that 'significant progress' has been made towards satisfying all conditions precedent for the transaction of Collimate Capital. The regulatory approval processes associated with both sales are ongoing, with the result that ...

Local wholesale lead appointed by Columbia Threadneedle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Columbia Threadneedle has bolstered its local distribution efforts with the appointment of Chris King as head of wholesale, Australia. Based in Sydney, King joined the global manager this month, overseeing the wholesale and intermediary business in ...

ANZ to pay $42m in insurance lawsuit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
ANZ has agreed to pay $42 million to settle a class action regarding consumer credit insurance (CCI) products. Commonwealth Bank has also reached a settlement for a similar matter. Slater and Gordon filed the class action against ANZ, OnePath Life ...

ASIC bans married duo from providing financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
ASIC has banned former financial adviser Richard Thomas Marshall from providing financial services for six years, and his wife Gwenda Jean Marshall for three years for operating unlicensed and removing money from a deceased client's account. An ASIC ...

Vanguard Super reignites fee war with launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering, Vanguard is now home to one of the cheapest MySuper products - a lifecycle solution that auto-adjusts 36 times. It was back in November 2019 that Vanguard's Robin Bowerman ...

Perpetual, Pendal deal on shaky ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Perpetual has confirmed it may have to cough up more than $20 million to Pendal Group if a transaction were to impede the existing deal between the two entities, as speculation grows Perpetual is attempting to renege. Yesterday, Perpetual dismissed ...

J.P. Morgan enters local ETF market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
J.P. Morgan Asset Management kicked off its ETF business in Australia today, promising an alternative to the plethora of thematic offerings flooding the market. On the ASX today, the investment giant listed the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ...