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CBA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016

... property lawyer as its new non-executive director. Mary Padbury is currently a partner and vice chairman of international law firm Ashurst, which advises corporates and financial institutions on M&A, corporate and structured finance. She has also held ...

AstuteWheel launches one-hour estate planning

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016

Adviser platform AstuteWheel has launched its Astute Estate Planner service, which enables rapid implementation of the estate planning process. Specifically, the tool allows planners to "facilitate" the development of an estate plan - on which they ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016

... seek magnified returns using borrowed money. However, the Wall Street Journal reports the SEC could now make use of a federal law passed in 1940 that controls how much debt investment funds can assume. While the 1940 law was written long before most ...

BNP appoints PE and real estate head

KERRIE SYDEE | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016

... securities services - operations at JP Morgan and unlisted unit trust operations manager at BNP Paribas. Hazell holds a Bachelor of Law from Universidade Ibirapuera and a Master of Business Administration from Australian Institute of Business.

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016

... Carol Austin and Stephen Fitzgerald. Flaherty has extensive experience in corporate governance, finance, infrastructure and law, including most recently as commercial manager and deputy chief executive at Reliance Rail. She is currently an executive ...

ASIC ban upheld, investment banker jailed

KERRIE SYDEE | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016

... systemic compliance failures and he repeatedly tried to shift the blame for his own failure to comply with the Corporations Law to his licensee, Meritum Financial Group, rather than taking responsibility for his own conduct as a financial services provider." ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016

... is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps my next-door neighbour (and lately, my sister-in-law) is correct all along... that Australia is and had been in recession for as long as they remember. The All Ordinaries index ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund flags US$3.5bn Uber investment

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016

... region of US$250 million, to help it expand in the Middle East. As many as 80% of its users in Saudi Arabia are women as local law prevents them from driving. Public Investment Fund managing director, Yasir al-Rumayyan, will take a seat on Uber's board ...

Award-winning adviser joins APESB

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016

The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has announced the appointment of a new director, and it now sees the board have equal gender representation for the first time. Business owner and principal at Quantum Financial, Claire ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016

... Labor's administration rule for financial advisers that would have compelled them to act in their clients' best interests. The law was passed 65-41 meaning it fell well short of the two thirds majority it needs to withstand a presidential veto. As the ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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