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AFCA consults on revised superannuation death benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... terms such as 'dependant' and 'spouse' and the circumstance deemed appropriate to include adult children and legal personal representative in distributions. The document also covers trusts for minor children, and how AFCA approaches cases ...

AustralianSuper expands US footprint, names executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... nearly a decade at BlackRock, most recently as a managing director and head of technology and transformation in the global legal and compliance division. She spent another 10 years at Artio Global Investors (formerly Julius Baer Investment Management) ...

Tribel Advisory adopts estate planning solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... create a comprehensive estate plan, alert clients if further information is required, and connects them to estate planning legal experts. Tribel advisers will be able to track the creation and modification of estate plans and oversee the transfer of ...

Platinum quashes Regal bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... shareholders. "The board of Platinum has now considered the Regal proposal, including by obtaining advice from its financial and legal advisers, and has unanimously concluded that the current terms of the Regal proposal undervalue Platinum, and, as a ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... exist but it's mere lip service and not true regulatory compliance in practice, he said. Kaizen Recruitment director of legal, risk, and compliance Amanda Chisholm fears this may well be the case for some time to come, with the rate of regulation far ...

ASIC updates and reissues RG 121

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... registration office in Australia; or administer, manage, or otherwise deal with, property situated in Australia as an agent, legal personal representative or trustee, whether by employees or agents or otherwise. Lastly, the new guidance has updated descriptions ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... these practices and raised no objections until 2018. It dismissed ASIC's claims and ordered it to pay 80% of Rest's legal costs. ASIC has 28 days to appeal the judgment but hasn't indicated that it will, only that it will consider the judgement ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... interests duty under the Corporations Act. ASIC ultimately settled for a $7.2 million penalty and $1 million to cover its legal costs. The amounts have yet to be paid. FAAA chair David Sharpe said on LinkedIn: "I, like many other small other business ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... for damages incurred by the collective participants in the class action. "No doubt the court will be aware the suggested legal and funder costs are approx. $42 million and will likely exceed $50 million by the time this matter is finally resolved," court ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... Regal shareholders." The Platinum board said it has appointed Jefferies Australia as its financial adviser and Allens as its legal adviser. Ler said Morningstar does not cover Regal, making it difficult to qualify the upside for Platinum shareholders ...