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NAB MySuper class action settlement approved

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
The Federal Court approved the $65 million settlement that was reached in December. At the end of 2024, MLC Super Fund, NULIS Nominees and MLC Nominees agreed to settle the class action that was brought against it for deferring the transition of members ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
The US stock market has returned nearly twice as much as international markets since the Global Financial Crisis, which subsequently resulted in its share of global equity market capitalisation approaching almost 70% by the end of last year. History ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... system more complex, not less," Burgess said. "To achieve meaningful change, we need coordinated action - not fragmented rule-making that embeds more challenges for the profession."

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
HCF Life Insurance has been fined $750,000 by the Federal Court for misleading the public about a pre-existing condition term under its Recover products. Last October, the court ruled the term would deny coverage if a customer did not disclose a pre-existing ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... regulatory action or insolvency. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Brite Advisors USA with custody rule breaches and fiduciary failures for directing client assets into accounts controlled by its Australian affiliate, which allegedly ...

No US recession priced in yet: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... been the Chinese government selling down - they are the second biggest holders of US debt after Japan. While we can't rule that out, I actually think the big part of the move was more likely the type of trading activity you'd see in hedge funds," ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual System Issues Insight Report, to address industry practices and reduce consumer complaints. In the first half of 2024-25, 235 matters were reported affecting 187,855 consumers ...

ASX launches review into shareholder approvals

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has launched a review into listing rules related to shareholder approval requirements, particularly when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. The ASX said due to "heightened investor interest" around the James ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
The US Senate has voted 52 to 44 for the appointment of the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reappointed its chief executive. Patomak Global Partners chief executive ...