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Platform cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... on its Super Simplifier by 3.3 basis points, capping fees at $1760 per member or $3630 across six family members. The company said the fee cut is in response to more advisers adopting Super Simplifier. "This fee reduction, coupled with no minimum fee ...

Former van Eyk chief charged

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... management via the van Eyk Blueprint Series business. The allegations made by ASIC relate to his conduct as an officer of the company over an almost three-week period in early 2014. The regulator alleges that between 31 January 2014 and 20 February 2014 ...

ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... SMSFs. The bonuses applied to purchases arranged by Equiti Property, which is also a subsidiary of Equiti FS's parent company Equiti Group. The group also had a mortgage broking business Equiti Finance. ASIC alleges that the bonus payments influenced ...

Praemium chief executive exits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The platform chief executive has suddenly left the company after almost a decade in the role as Praemium calls in consultants to review the international business. Michael Ohanessian joined as chief executive in August 2011 and was terminated by the ...

Super fund whistleblower policies lacking: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... encourage companies and trustees to do this, as the expanded whistleblower protections can now apply to people outside the company or trustee, such as former employees and suppliers," she said. The whistleblower policy is laid out in RG 270, issued in ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
"March quarter 2021's moderate growth was influenced by regularly scheduled increases. Improved business conditions saw employers revisit wage reviews postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics ...

The secret to looking good in the media: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... super funds can make when it comes to media relations is having a fear of journalists. "You will still hear examples of company protocol where if journalists call, they just don't answer them," she said. "I've had many situations where a client ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... provider of boutique retirement villages with operations in Queensland and New South Wales for $65 million. The ASX-listed company announced today that it intends to accelerate the expansion of its retirement living portfolio in acquiring Greengate Partnerships. ...

Apex ups ante on Mainstream bidding war

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... in the absence of a superior proposal. Mainstream first received an offer from Vistra for $1.20 per share valuing the company at $170 million whereas SS&C's initial bid valued the company at $285.7 million. Mainstream previously announced it was ...

Macquarie Securities slapped with $126k fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... client's instruction with respect to an on-market buyback on the "dark market". In February 2019, the unnamed ASX-listed company tapped MSA to act on its behalf as its broker for an on-market buyback. MSA conducted the buy-back across three financial ...