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Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between ...

Early release of super scammer sent to prison

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
A Western Australian woman who illegally obtained $202,000 for herself and others via an early release of superannuation scam has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The unnamed High Wycombe woman was sentenced at the Perth District Court ...

ESSSuper ups admin fee cap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... the Balanced Growth Managed option to help members increase their super balance for retirement by delivering stable returns via diversification. The option targets moderately high returns of 3.25% above the rate of inflation or 3.75% above the rate of ...

Macquarie cops US$80m from SEC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... CMOs, and treasury futures. It sought to achieve LIBOR +3% over a market cycle, while minimising negative performance periods via active management. The regulator's investigation found thousands of "odd lot" CMO positions traded at a discount to institutional ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... will be reduced from 20 business days to three. And SuperStream data and payment standards will be revised to allow payments via the New Payments Platform and error messaging will be improved to ensure swifter rectification. Meantime, revised choice ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Wheelhouse Investment Partners is closing its doors, having decided it's no longer financially sustainable to continue operating its funds. Wheelhouse Investment Partners was founded in May 2017 as a specialist income manager by Alastair MacLeod ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... proposal from Regal Partners. Platinum said it received the unsolicited proposal from Regal to acquire all the shares in Platinum via a scheme of arrangement. Under the offer, Platinum shareholders would receive 0.27 Regal shares per Platinum share. ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...

Former industry fund chief in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... During his two decades at the helm of Prime Super, Baird drove the asset owner's strategic direction to deliver growth via two fund mergers. The superannuation fund ranks in the top third of regulated superannuation funds for membership, cash flow ...