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J.P. Morgan pays US$18m over whistleblower rule breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... critical investor protections and placed investors at risk but was also illegal." The SEC added that all investors must be free to report complaints to the SEC without interference, saying those drafting or using confidentiality agreements need to ensure ...

Saxo lowers trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
Trading platform Saxo has overhauled its fee structure so investors can trade for as little as $3. From January 15, investors on Saxo's platform buying and selling Australian equities pay a minimum $3. Competitors such as Stake charges the same ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) has now been in effect for 12 months and the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) for six months. However, trade negotiations between the EU and Australia have since soured, Rural ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... is more important than a higher income in retirement. "For as long as we can remember the Australian dream has been debt-free home ownership, which provides the financial foundation and security for a comfortable retirement," AMP director retirement ...

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... the treasury Bim Afolami said the gap between holistic financial advice that is unaffordable for many, and guidance that is free to access but not personal to the consumer, is simply too vast. "This so-called 'advice gap' is excluding people ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... said. "However, in this latest proposal, these 'qualified advisers' will provide something that passes for advice for free, confusing clients and obscuring the important differences between information from a partly-trained salesperson, and comprehensive ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... exciting opportunities for our employees and communities across the UK. "The benefits arising from the Australia United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, UK's ease of doing business, closely aligned culture, proximity to Europe and Northern America and warm ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... recent news that Betashares will soon launch its Global Cash Flow Kings ETF (CFLO), which focuses on companies generating free cash flow. Betashares explained that when launched, the CFLO will provide exposure to a portfolio of 200 global companies ...

ASIC freezes out former Magnolia Capital director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
ASIC has banned former Magnolia Capital Group director Mitchel Atkins from managing corporations and providing financial services. Atkins was a director of Magnolia Capital, which went bankrupt in 2022, owing unsecured creditors millions of dollars. ...

Insignia Financial finds buyer for Millennium3

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... response to the Quality of Advice Review." WTL intends to fund the acquisition using cash on hand and will purchase M3 on a debt-free, cash-free basis, with the final purchase price adjusted at completion to reflect any retained working capital. WTL ...