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ASIC sues home loan manager over 'unlawful' hardship application handling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... Subsequently when the standard information was not provided, Resimac "summarily rejected their hardship applications." The conduct contravened the obligation of a credit licensee to act "efficiently, honestly and fairly", ASIC said. ASIC deputy chair ...

ASIC takes Block Earner case to High Court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... 2024, the Federal Court found that from March to November 2022, Block Earner engaged in unlicensed financial services conduct when offering its Earner product. The Federal Court dismissed ASIC's allegations that Block Earner's variable-yield ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Increased scrutiny and costs are just some of the challenges facing listed companies and forcing private companies to stay private for longer. According to Australasian Investor Relations Association chief executive Ian Matheson, there are four main ...

UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
UniSuper has increased its investment in venture fund manager Uniseed by $25 million, taking its total commitment to $100 million. The $149 billion industry fund became Uniseed's exclusive institutional investment partner in March 2022, at which time ...

Productivity Commission identifies priority reform areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... May 19 through to June 6 on the PC website. The interim reports will be delivered over July and August. The PC will then conduct further consultation to inform the final inquiry reports to be delivered to government in December.

Cointree hit with AUSTRAC fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... is why the timeframes are put in place - they allow us to move with pace and alert our partners to suspected criminal conduct." Thomas acknowledged that Cointree fully cooperated with AUSTRAC in self-disclosing the breaches and said the exchange was ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... clients' self-managed super funds. She was permanently banned by ASIC in 2015 after it found she engaged in dishonest conduct and in conduct that was misleading or deceptive. ASIC alleged Pearson created documents to disguise the fact she was funnelling ...

Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in airport stake sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... allegations from the APAC board of breaching confidentiality. Last year, Dexus was appointed by some Dexus Bloc shareholders to conduct a sale process for their stakes. The APAC board has since issued a notice alleging that Dexus used a confidentiality ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... comes as the New Zealand government reviews the state insurer. The Kiwi government commissioned Willis Towers Watson to conduct an external review of ACC's investment strategy, while the actuarial firm Finity will examine its operational performance. ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Frontier Advisors has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Darwis as an associate in the firm's real assets team. Darwis brings research and consulting experience in the property sector and joins Frontier from PPC Urban, where she carried out ...