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Svava makes binding offer for Selfwealth, BFG given deadline to counter

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... accept or recommend the Svava proposal. BFG is now given until 5:00pm on February 26 to "provide a counterproposal in response..., and Selfwealth will consider the counterproposal in accordance with the matching right provisions to assess if it would ...

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... ensure prudential concerns can be addressed effectively and expeditiously, and to ensure transparency in the fund's response to such concerns. They were initially handed down in August 2024 but were on hold while BUSSQ challenged the move. The regulator ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) released new best practice guidance on family and domestic violence that sets new benchmarks for life insurers to better understand and engage with victim-survivors. The detailed framework will help Australian ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum today, La Trobe Financial head of investments and product David Tagg dissected some of the key economic themes for the year ahead. Tagg highlighted some of the biggest risks in the current economic ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... compliance of super funds; and competency rules that require super fund directors and chairs to have relevant experience. In response, the ACTU denounced the suggestion to ban worker representatives from serving on super boards. The ACTU said the Coalition's ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... worldwide will be impacted by AI, while Goldman Sachs foresees 300 million jobs disappearing thanks to generative AI. In response to the report, ACTU assistant secretary Joseph Mitchell said: "Too often, we have seen AI used by multinational giants to ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... employer groups. "The issues raised by APRA continue to be addressed as part of a rectification plan, published today in response to the Deloitte review which will assist us demonstrate how partnership arrangements will be undertaken in the best financial ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... role of tertiary education." Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said the government's response goes beyond the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) proposals and there are concerns about changes that may adversely impact ...

JANA revamps research team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... JANA Investment Advisers has taken steps to strengthen its research team through a series of new hires and promotions in response to strong business growth. Matthew Gadsden, who previously served as the head of global equities research, has been appointed ...

Insignia Financial receives bid from Brookfield

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... Capital partners offered $4.30 cash per Insignia share, representing a 7.5% premium to Bain Capital's offer of $4. In response, Bain matched CC Capital's bid. Just a week later CC Capital upped its bid to the current $4.60 offer. Insignia granted ...