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Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... redundant." Carpenter also blasted the requirement for a criminal conviction, pointing out that the Victorian Law Reform Commission found that for every 1000 children sexually assaulted, only about six cases result in a conviction. "With that horrendous ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Australia. She was previously a director of ING Group and ING Australia, Rugby Australia and the Australian Sports Commission. "Australia's super system is the envy of the world, and we are now beginning to see it bear fruit as more Australians retire ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released new research which sheds light on the financial hardship faced by Australians. The research found that 47% of Australian adults with debt, the equivalent of 5.8 million people, have ...

Early release of super scammers cop prison time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Three people will go to prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the COVID-19 early release of superannuation scheme for $103,500. The Brisbane District Court sentenced three women from Queensland, whose identities were not revealed, for submitting ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Speaking at the Australasian Investor Relations Association event, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Simone Constant gave a stern warning to Australian superannuation funds. Constant said financial reporting of listed ...

ASIC suspends AFSL for six managed investment schemes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Aurora Funds Management until 20 September 2024. Aurora is the responsible entity of six registered managed investment schemes ...

VFMC hires client portfolio design head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... head of client portfolio design who joined this week. Julie O'Neill joined VFMC on May 27, hailing from the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, a government agency that provides injury insurance to motorists as well as self-insurance to the government. ...

Stockland, Invesco Real Estate forge land lease deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... greater Perth. The transaction is currently up for regulatory approval with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commencing its review on February 8. Stockland's land lease community strategy is supported by Australia's ageing ...

Former director sentenced to seven years in prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... Ali was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Ali pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud totalling $771,303 relating to his misappropriation of funds invested for ...

SEC approves eight Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eight Ethereum ETFs for BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Bitwise, VanEck, Ark, Invesco Galaxy and Franklin Templeton. This comes after the commission approved Bitcoin ETFs back in March this year. ...