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ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

HUB24 sees profits jump 15%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
HUB24 reported solid results for FY24 with EBITDA and NPAT rising 15% for the year to $118 million and $67.8 million respectively. Underlying platform EBITDA was up 21% on FY23 to $103 million and underlying tech solutions EBITDA was up 1% to $22.1 ...

Recordkeeping breach costs RBC, BNY Mellon US$85m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
RBC Capital Markets and BNY Mellon are among the firms that will collectively pay a whopping US$390 million ($589m) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for recordkeeping failures. RBC Capital Markets will pay US$45 million ($68m) while BNY ...

Magellan inks strategic partnership as results hint at turnaround

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Magellan Financial Group will take a stake in Vinva Investment Management, as it reports an increase in profits and stabilised outflows - but it says there's still work to be done. Magellan has announced it is acquiring 29.5% of Vinva Investment ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
The US regulator has filed charges over a $453 million Ponzi scheme that saw more than 2000 investors' retirement savings spent on luxury yachts, private jets and more. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a preliminary injunction ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Australians' pay packets grew by 0.7% in the June quarter, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows, down 0.9% from the prior quarter. Annually, the rate of growth for wages in the private sector was 4.1%, down from three consecutive ...

Misconduct cases soar at CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has revealed there were 2259 substantiated cases of misconduct for the year, up from 1122 the previous year. Of those, 18 were cases of sexual harassment or other sex-based harassment, two were a result of bullying ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Janus Henderson will acquire a majority stake in private credit manager Victory Park Capital Advisors after Pacific Current Group agreed to divest part of its interest in the firm. The London-headquartered asset manager said that the acquisition of ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Vanguard, Betashares, iShares, and VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion ...

FAAA calls on advisers: 'We ask for your support'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson has outlined the industry's biggest gripes with the collapse of Dixon Advisory and how it has been handled. Anderson said he is angry about the ...