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FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to pay out US$5 billion to creditors starting May 30. The proceeds will be distributed via the FTX Recovery Trust to eligible creditors either on BitGo or Kraken. This is the second round of distributions ...

Lendlease looks at royal joint venture

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Kingdom. In line with the property giant's strategy announced in May 2024, Lendlease said it is aiming to accelerate the release of capital from international development through capital partnering, joint ventures and land sales. "Negotiations are in ...

AMP, intelliflo introduce dashboard enhancements for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
AMP and intelliflo have announced a suite of enhancements on their respective systems to offer better efficiency for advisers. Following the introduction of the AI FileNote assistant in March, AMP has brought a newly-enhanced Actively Management Dashboard ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... the door to inconsistent application across funds." The SMSFA has urged the government to pause the current package and release the full suite of proposed reforms for comprehensive consultation. "The pathway to legislative change is long and difficult ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its yearly reading on Australia's international investment position, showing a boom in foreign investment into the country. In 2024, foreign investment rose $326.9 billion to hit $4.97 trillion. ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... year earlier. "Discontinuances continue to climb from the 9.1% low recorded in December 2020 immediately prior to the release of a new range of disability income products following the APRA intervention and release of conforming products in 2021," DEXX&R ...

ASX admits CHESS tech staff 'stretched'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... high workloads. The ASX said it would further review the current CHESS resourcing following the delivery of new CHESS Release 1. The new CHESS system will be implemented in two stages with Release 1 - the delivery of clearing services - targeted for ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Wholesale trading platform AUSIEX will acquire fixed income trading business FIIG Securities by the end of June 2025. The acquisition price has not been disclosed, but Financial Standard understands it has been described as "fair value". Financial Standard ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual System Issues Insight Report, to address industry practices and reduce consumer complaints. In the first half of 2024-25, 235 matters were reported affecting 187,855 consumers ...

Federal Court hammers defunct advice firm with $11m penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
Defunct advice firm Equiti Financial Services, since renamed DOD Bookkeeping, which has been placed into liquidation, has been slammed with an $11.03 million penalty for providing "cookie cutter" advice and breaching conflicted remuneration laws. Equiti ...