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APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published its latest corporate plan as well as some changes to its internal structure. The corporate plan outlines how the regulator will maintain the "strength and stability of Australia's banks ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
ASIC has won its case against Bit Trade, the operator of Kraken in Australia, after the crypto exchange was found to have not complied with design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to its customers. Bit Trade's ...

Praemium revenue grows to $85m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
Praemium released its full year results, flagging a 12% increase in revenue to $84.9 million for the year ending June 30. Praemium said underlying expenses rose to $61.3 million, up 20% on FY23, due to increased IT and risk mitigation costs. "The latter ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has declared that inflation is on a sustainable path back to the 2% target and the "time has come" to start cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics ...

Rest cuts investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Rest has announced a raft of changes to its investment menu, including a reduction in the number of investment options from 15 to nine. From September 30, the super fund will streamline its investment menu in a move it said will make the selection process ...

Perpetual names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Perpetual has named its new chief executive and managing director as Rob Adams steps down. Bernard Reilly assumes the top job, having exited Australian Retirement Trust (ART) as chief executive in February 2024. He spent two years at ART where he oversaw ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

Equity Trustees names chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Equity Trustees (EQT) has announced the appointment of Nevein Versace to the role of chief risk officer, set to begin September 23. She will replace the outgoing Owen Brailsford, who is set to leave the business after five years at the end of August. ...

CFS, Bravura, Elemnta team up to enhance FirstChoice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has introduced a new functionality on the former's FirstChoice platform that enables advisers to "utilise existing client data via seamless integration with Midwinter AdviceOS." Developed in collaboration with Elemnta, this ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Voting is now open for the 2024 Financial Standard Power50, which recognises the most influential financial advisers in Australia. Financial Standard has shortlisted 114 financial advisers who have progressed to the voting stage after receiving more ...