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Profile Financial Services chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... role in 2021 to replace interim chief executive Peter Coleman, who assumed the post after the departure of Sarah Abood in October 2019. She was previously the group's general manager and before that was head of operations when she joined in March ...

AustralianSuper updates deceased members' investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... changed the way it invests deceased members' funds and refreshed the investment objectives for two options. As of October 1, AustralianSuper is moving account balances to the cash option after it is notified of a deceased member's death. This ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... fraud, have been dropped. The Brisbane Magistrate's Court dismissed all 27 charges laid against Warren Scott Acworth on October 3 after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) offered no evidence. Financial Standard contacted the ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... manufacturing weapons and military equipment and technology. Betashares Global Defence ETF was admitted on the ASX on October 4 under the ticker code ARMR. It invests in up to 60 companies that earn over 50% of revenues from developing and manufacturing ...

Global Capital Property to be wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... Property Fund (GCPF) shortly after director Joel Hewish was banned from working in the industry for 10 years. The hearing on October 3 appointed FTI Consulting as liquidators to GCPF after ASIC applied for its wind up. Melbourne-based Hewish founded ...

AFCA consults on revised superannuation death benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... has closed, AFCA will consider and respond to feedback received in the submissions. The consultation period closes on October 25. Additionally, AFCA has previously called out the incompetency of super funds' internal dispute resolution process. An ...

Federal Court quashes ANZ appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... Global Markets Australia and Deutsche Bank AG and four senior banking executives as defendants were also dismissed. Last October, in a civil penalty hearing, Justice Moshinsky found ANZ did breach continuous disclosure laws as it failed to inform the ...

Pengana pauses share buyback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... Employee Share Loan Plan involves loans totalling $24 million across 22 million shares, which are due for repayment on October 31. These loans were given to employees and contractors to help them purchase company shares at earlier market prices. The ...

GSFM welcomes new chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... Andrew McKinnon, GSFM has appointed his successor to its board. Robert Johanson has joined GFSM as the new chair, effective October 1. Commenting on the appointment, GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said: "We welcome Robert to the board and are looking ...

Australian Food Super picks TAL for group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... AustralianSuper, Aware Super and Rest. Australian Food Super rebranded from Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust in October 2023. The rebrand was part of the fund's strategy to broaden its membership base. At the time it had about 65,000 members. ...