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Fee consent forms, FDS overhaul concerns FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) expressed concerns about Treasury's proposal to abolish fee consent forms and Fee Disclosure Statements (FDS) in its response to the first round of reforms. Currently, advisers must produce an annual ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... with the business claims the top spot as this year's most-read news item. Insignia said the decision was a mutual agreement between the business and Mota, with the chief executive saying he feels now is the "right inflection point to provide the ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... beef, wine and seafood products will be lifted by China. Meanwhile, the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) has now been in effect for 12 months and the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) for six months. ...

Soul Patts raises stake in Perpetual

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... owned a 10% stake. In a possible attempt to move closer to another takeover bid, WHSP has also entered an equity collar agreement. A fixed-dollar value collar is a strategy where a company that may be acquired can protect itself from the stock price ...

AIMCo, New Agriculture buy Kimberley Cattle Portfolio

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... Australia. The portfolio consists of seven pastoral leases (1,828,692ha), five sub-leases (924,325ha), and an agistment agreement over 153,475ha. The announcement marks Canadian-based AIMCo's first investment in this sector, despite having invested ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... for our employees and communities across the UK. "The benefits arising from the Australia United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, UK's ease of doing business, closely aligned culture, proximity to Europe and Northern America and warm support from the Department ...

ASIC investigates iExtend over possible unlicensed conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... if a claim was made. To do so, iExtend acquired interests in life insurance policies by entering into a co-ownership agreement with policyholders. The undertaking shows ASIC is also concerned that iExtend may have provided financial product advice without ...

BNP Paribas acquires HSBC's hedge fund admin business

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed an exclusive agreement to take on HSBC's hedge fund administration business. The transfer of services from HSBC to BNP Paribas will involve the integration of certain employees within BNP Paribas' expert teams ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... 402,346 in total, 97,000 of which were in the last financial year. Of the total complaints received, 68% were resolved by agreement, while 6% of cases progressed to a formal decision. Of its 46,097 members, 10,494 are firms, and the remaining 35,603 ...

ASX awards settlement, clearing mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... and settlement solution so it can proceed with the next phase of the CHESS replacement. The bourse has entered into an agreement with Mumbai-based TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) to deliver clearing and settlement services. TCS's BaNCS for Market ...