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VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has made two new senior appointments - a chief people officer and a head of client services. The $92 billion quasi-sovereign wealth fund has named Karen Perkins the permanent head of client services. Perkins was ...

FAAA slams 'underlying issues' in CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into wealth management companies, highlighting financial advisers' concerns around the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Specifically ...

Settlement reached in Caddick class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A settlement has been reached in the class action filed in the Federal Court against auditors for SMSFs run by Melissa Caddick. The class action - led by Melbourne-based law firm Mackay Chapman - was filed on behalf of 21 original group members. Just ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
HarbourVest Partners has hired Vanessa Pham as vice president of its private client group. The private markets specialist said Pham's appointment comes as the asset manager looks to further increase its coverage in the private wealth and family ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found. ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
MLC will pay close to $65 million to settle a class action that alleged it delayed transferring more than 300,000 members to cheaper MySuper options. Maurice Blackburn has today advised it reached a settlement with MLC Super Fund, NULIS Nominees and ...

HMC Capital makes $950m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
HMC Capital has agreed to acquire Neoen's Victorian renewable generation and storage portfolio for $950 million. The portfolio comprises four operational assets and six development assets. HMC said the acquisition will further seed its inaugural Energy ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Financial advisers must build the confidence to talk to clients about sensitive topics such as divorce, financial coercion, and binding financial agreements (BFAs) to help them navigate difficult periods and make a real difference in their lives. According ...

Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
As the number of AFSL cancellations pile up due to the non-payment of Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determinations, far too many financial services firms are taking advantage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), treating ...

'But for' compensation methodology unfair: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
The methodology used to calculate compensation for victims of bad financial advice appears to factor in 'opportunity costs' and has drawn the ire of advisers, calling it "unfair" and "unsustainable" for the industry. The "but for" methodology ...