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Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... financial services, focusing on institutional asset management. Bjarnason was previously head of liquidity management at Legal and General Investment Management. Before that, she was a business development executive at Goldman Sachs Asset Management ...

ASX chair to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... been under immense pressure in recent years particularly in relation to the CHESS replacement project. ASIC has initiated legal action against the stock exchange, alleging it made misleading statements related to the program.

AFCA consults on superannuation life insurance disputes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... about life insurance within superannuation and delayed insurance claims in superannuation. They outline how AFCA applies legal principles, industry codes, regulatory guidance and considers good industry practice when investigating these complaints. "The ...

Federal Court approves AMP BOLR class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... sum will go to litigation funder Augusta Pool 523, receiving a whopping $26,578,805.83. This is on top of $10,573,022 in legal fees and $360,259.96 in security costs and other miscellaneous expenses. Augusta Pool's payout comes to more than $42 million. ...

Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... have sat the exam passed. ASIC said they demonstrate the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. The exam lasts 3.5 hours, including reading time of 15 minutes. ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... money, there is no remedy. That worries me a great deal." Levy said super trustees are already grappling with difficult legal obligations, but their main goal is to get good returns for members and that should not be lost sight of. "Ultimately, this ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... includes setting and measuring the originally promised targets, and to commit to helping workers seek compensation for their legal super entitlements in the case of insolvency. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the clock was ticking to enact the ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... established in the Equity Capital Markets and higher net worth marketplace," Crole said. Together with its other business unit, legal and administration services, the group reported total revenues of $124.6 million, a 26% jump year on year. More than ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... super fund. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (CFMEU-Q), a separate legal entity to the CFMEU, is a shareholder of BUSSQ and has appointed four directors to its eight-member board, three of whom are ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... reminder to the crypto industry" about the importance of compliance with the design and distribution obligations. "It's a legal requirement for financial products to be distributed to consumers appropriately. Consumers should receive the full protection ...