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Mayfair 101 bids for High Court appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... Mayfair 101's noteholders' interests are protected." This is just the latest development in the Mayfair 101 saga. Earlier this week the Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by the group to overturn findings of misleading or deceptive conduct and of ...

Consumer confidence jitters abate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... significantly down from the same week a year ago, the ANZ Roy Morgan Index shows consumer confidence rose by 1.8 points to 87.8 this week. Consumer confidence is now three points below the 2022 weekly average of 90.8. "The increase in consumer confidence ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... regulatory attention to claims of greenwashing. Liddell pointed to an announcement by ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard this week that false claims of environmental and social credentials would be investigated with an eye to enforcement action. "ASIC's ...

Apex Group wins Laguna Bay mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... Sustainable Australian Real Asset Trust and INVL Asset Management's Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II. Just this week Apex Group announced it had acquired Implemented Investment Holdings, a provider of investment services to large fund ...

UK regulator flags big redress bill likely for Link

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... Link's six other subsidiaries without conditions. After receiving approval from the ACCC last week, Link Group started this week off with a trading halt before providing an update on the Woodford matters. It said it will explore all options, including ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The final raft of legislative reform resulting from the Royal Commission will be introduced to parliament this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed ...

Midwinter unveils new adviser tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... Statement of Advice." Interestingly, in the Quality of Advice Review's interim report and consultation paper released this week, chair Michelle Levy suggested removing the requirement for financial advisers to provide a Statement of Advice unless specifically ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... likely already shifting, according to KPMG. The results of the second annual performance test are expected to be released this week. Last year saw 13 products fail, 10 of which have since merged or are in the process of doing so; the first iteration ...

Clime, Marcus Today form strategic alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... principals of MTIS Wealth Management, the wealth firm Clime announced it was acquiring in May. The acquisition was completed this week, with about $380 million in funds under management and about $3 million in total gross revenues being added to Clime's. ...

Maritime Super reappoints MLC Life as group insurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... reported by Financial Standard, MLC Life Insurance officially launched its Vivo health, wellness and recovery program this week, hoping to provide support to customers wanting to improve their health and wellbeing throughout all life stages. Members ...