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Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... under an AFSL to customers outside of Australia. Justice Wigney held that the general obligations of AFS licensees are not limited to financial services provided to customers in Australia. ASIC warned CFD issuers in 2019 that it would consider whether ...

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... part of the investor services. Her career includes senior positions at Westpac Private Bank and Australian Securities Limited, working with fixed income, wholesale investments, consumer lending and portfolio management. Meanwhile, former Insignia Financial ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... of funds. "... we decided to close a small number of funds where we concluded that investor take up was going to remain limited despite strong demand for our investment strategies overall," the spokesperson said. However, the spokesperson added this ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... analyst at Colonial Mutual Investment Management and an actuarial assistant at Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited. "During my time at UniSuper, I've been fortunate to work alongside exceptional directors, chief executives, and executive ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... lending parameters and prime assets or projects in sectors that benefit most from Australia's high population growth and limited supply. "Through continued partnerships with likeminded clients, we are excited to continue taking advantage of opportunities ...

Equity Trustees completes AET integration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
EQT Holdings Limited (Equity Trustees) has completed the integration of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET). The completion was marked by the conclusion of the Transition Service Agreement that Equity Trustees had in place with Insignia Financial ...

More work to do on reportable situations compliance, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... compliance with the regime, ASIC said, adding that poor practices have a real impact on consumers. "In many cases, there was limited reporting of incidents and breaches to senior management. Examples of inadequate reporting included providing only a ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... simple advice to more clients or the children of clients. The existing anti-hawking provisions apply, and they will be limited to only dealing with customers who initiate the engagement. What is yet to be determined is what the new class of advisers ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... playing field, enhances competition and it gives consumers more choice," Abood said. Tranche 2 of the DBFO reforms will open limited advice to NCAs who work for banks, superannuation funds, and life insurers. It includes the proposed rationalisation ...

Australian Unity Office Fund to be wound up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
Australian Unity Real Estate Limited (AUIREL) has told investors it will delist and wind up the Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF), as flagged in August. The proposal involved the disposal of AOF's main undertaking and the cessation of AOF's real estate ...