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Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

New fund launches on ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
A newly established managed investment scheme has launched on the Australian Securities Exchange, aiming to achieve long-term capital growth. The Montaka Global Extension Fund (Quoted Managed Hedge Fund) has been launched to help investors gain access ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... the committee stage. His amendment is aimed at a "perverse" clause in the Corporations Act that allows companies to not lodge financial reports, statements and directors declarations to ASIC. "This is highly inappropriate for a number of reasons. It ...

ASIC cancels two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... Australian Golden Securities ASIC said Personal Risk's cancellation took effect on 21 May 2020, after the company failed to lodge its audited financial accounts from 2017 to 2019. The regulator said AFSLs are required by law to prepare and lodge a profit ...

ASIC takes action on two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... cancel an AFS licence if the licensee has ceased providing financial services," ASIC said. "Forex Plus has also failed to lodge its audited accounts for a number of years." ASIC said AFSLs are required by law to lodge their audited accounts annually ...

TPB cracks down on 74 tax practitioners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
The Tax Practitioners Board has found 74 tax practitioners to be engaging in "concerning behaviour", including using fraudulent SMSF Auditor Numbers (SANs). In 2019, the ATO started a compliance campaign that involved reviewing SMSF annual returns. ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Super Consumers Australia has called on Australia's life insurance industry to eradicate "junk terms" from total and permanent disability insurance, after the Financial Services Council committed to ensuring TPD cover wouldn't be impacted if ...

Fidante adds to London office

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... institutional client solutions team in the London office. Duffain was most recently the head of European distribution at East Lodge Capital Partners covering sales to European and Australian institutional investors. In her new role, she will be tasked ...

Macquarie kicks off $400m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Macquarie Bank has announced a $400 million capital raise, with the convertible notes set to be quoted on the ASX from Tuesday, May 19. The raise, aimed at both institutional and retail investors and Macquarie shareholders, will be issued at $100 per ...

Trustee behaviour in a COVID-19 world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
SMSF trustee behaviour will be under scrutiny from the Australian Taxation Office and they're set to face some tough penalties if they assist in the illegal early release of super. Under the government's ERS scheme, a number of key issues face SMSF ...