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Federal Court quashes case against ex-Dixon Advisory director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has dealt ASIC a legal blow, dismissing its case against former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan and ordering the corporate regulator to cover his legal costs. The regulator accused Ryan of contravening his statutory duties as a director ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Liberal MP Bert van Manen is calling for the Record of Advice (RoA) to replace the Statement of Advice (SoA) and has introduced the proposed changes in a bill to parliament. Federal member for Forde, Bert van Manen, yesterday introduced the Corporations ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
As the countdown begins to one of the most contentious election cycles in US history, experts are weighing in on how either a Republican or Democratic win may impact markets. US shares were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has made orders appointing receivers of the property of ALAMMC Developments and a sundry of related corporate entities a few months on from freezing the assets of company director David McWilliams. The receivers, Helen Newman and Andrew ...

Non-bank lender sued for dodging Credit Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
The corporate regulator is suing Oak Capital, alleging it deliberately circumvented the National Credit Code by writing loans to companies it knew were for individuals before repossessing their homes when they couldn't repay. Oak Capital is a private ...

ASIC secures win against HCF Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
The Federal Court has ruled in ASIC's favour, finding that a 'pre-existing condition' term in certain HCF Life policies was liable to mislead the public. The term was used in three contracts issued under HCF Life's 'Recover' range of products. ASIC ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is urging the federal government to take action on processing the second tranche of its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) package, saying any further delay could result in "generational impacts." ...

ASIC cans timeshare company AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
ASIC cancelled the AFS Licence (AFSL) of timeshare company Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions, which has been in trouble in the past for providing bad financial advice. Ultiqa's failure to pay an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the start of the financial year has kicked off strongly, following on from a positive 2023/34 result, but going forward the US is better positioned than Australia to continue delivering strong returns. ...