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ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... acquisition presents significant opportunities for ANZ, Suncorp Bank and our customers, as well as major public benefits for Queensland." Meanwhile, Suncorp Group chair Christine McLoughlin said the decision reflects the importance of strong, sustainable ...

ASIC files lawsuit against unlicensed director, companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
The corporate regulator filed a lawsuit against a Queensland man who allegedly deceived people he knew into handing over $100 million to invest in companies he owned without a financial services licence. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court ...

MA Financial splurges on 13th marina

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
MA Financial has purchased Queensland's East Coast Marina for $33 million, expanding its Marina Fund. The East Coast Marina, located in Brisbane's Manly harbour, consists of 330 berths, dry storage for 240 vessels, 595 square metres of commercial buildings ...

Brighter Super adds head of product

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Queensland-based Brighter Super appointed a new head of product, hiring from Aware Super. The highly experienced Cristina Saija moved across to the $29 billion superannuation fund headed by Kate Farrar early this month. Leading product strategy, Saija ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
A Queensland man has been charged with nine offences and is facing imprisonment for running a financial services business without a licence. The charges were filed after an investigation by ASIC, which discovered that Aryn Hala had made promises to ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... solar and battery projects in remote communities, and standalone battery projects such as the Genex Bouldercombe in Queensland. Investors in the fund will have direct visibility of the amount of capital allocated to underlying projects, and the environmental ...

Quinn family rescues beloved Sara Lee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... had been purchased for an undisclosed sum via the family office of Klark and Brooke Quinn. Klark Quinn is the son of Queensland-based entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Tony Quinn, founder of VIP Petfoods. FTI Consulting noted that the Quinn family ...

ME Bank fined $820k for misleading borrowers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... remediated. ME Bank, which had been owned by a group of industry super funds since 1994, became a subsidiary of Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in 2021.

Penta Capital fined for fabricated FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... firm for making several false statements that included claims it managed nearly $7 billion in assets when it does not. Queensland-based Penta Capital boasted on its website between May 2022 and February 2023 that it managed $6.9 billion on behalf of ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... departure of Victoria state leader Marcus Carr following a restructure. Carr's counterpart in New South Wales and Queensland Nathan Der Stepanian has also left the firm. Carr - who has been with Mercer for over 16 years - said his role was made redundant ...