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Woman allegedly left out of will because she was born by artificial insemination

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... but suggested that she was cut off from the family's substantial wealth in Robert Smorgon's will because of the nature of her conception. "To my knowledge I have never received an income or capital distribution from any of the trusts," Smorgon ...

ACCC gives IOOF go ahead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... transaction, it does not raise concerns under section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Act largely due to the fragmented nature of most of the relevant markets and strong constraints from remaining competitors," Ridgeway said. IOOF announced its plans ...

Super SA to close growth option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... increasingly difficult for the capital defensive investment option to achieve its investment objectives. Given the conservative nature of the capital defensive investment option, the investment return target has been adjusted accordingly." Correction ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Despite the growing emphasis on sustainability and the mainstream nature of ESG considerations, investors are still struggling to find adequate data to inform their decisions. This is according to BlackRock's 2020 Global Sustainable Investing Survey ...

Exemptions to AFSLs explained by ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... which it is the trustee. "The action of issuing, varying or disposing of an interest in a scheme as a trustee is, by its nature, the action of a principal." The other possible exemption to needing to hold an AFSL is through the intermediary authorisation ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... Climate-related Financial Disclosures] TCFD recommendations, to start convening a project group around the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures] TFND and being the body that joins the dots of the activity that exists," O'Connor said. Several ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to stealing client funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... otherwise controlled by him, and used for his own benefit. ASIC further alleged Hopkins made false representations about the nature of the unauthorised transfers to conceal his dishonest conduct and avoid detection. "Following ASIC's investigation, Hopkins ...

Clime to wind up Australian value fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... increased market volatility within the markets in which the fund operates," it said in a Sunday note to investors. "Given the nature of the outbreak and the ongoing developments, there is a high degree of uncertainty and therefore it is not possible ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... shares and other managed investment schemes - via an unsolicited telephone call or any form of "real-time interaction in the nature of a discussion or conversation". Case studies such as ClearView from the Royal Commission found that the existing anti-hawking ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... concern: "I don't want to be exuberant about this vaccination." In her introductory speech, Lagarde stated that: "The nature of the pandemic also affects the transmission of monetary policy. In normal times, normally, an easing of financial conditions ...