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QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... aligned to our role as the data and technology partner to the superannuation and wealth sector in Australia. After careful review and in collaboration with the QMV Legal senior team, we have mutually agreed that the best option is to close QMV Legal." ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... that promise to reduce red tape was introduced in parliament today. Some of the recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) include amending ongoing fee arrangements (OFA) and overhauling financial services guides (FSG) are set out in Treasury ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... Unions (ACTU) will seek another 5% increase in the minimum and award wages as part of its submission to the Annual Wage Review. Each year, the Fair Work Commission hears from unions, employers, and governments before setting minimum and award wages for ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will review the wholesale investor tests to determine if they are still relevant. According to the terms of reference, the inquiry ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) announced it will focus on the misuse of complex corporate structures this year. ACNC commissioner Sue Woodward said the commission is "becoming increasingly concerned about the misuse of ...

ASIC bans director who promised 150% returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... well as his lack of fitness and propriety". Creigh has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... advisers in the UK are being asked to examine their processes when providing retirement income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the review to ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... ASIC's banned and disqualified register, though he has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

Perpetual, Pendal combine multi-asset capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... strategies team, in a move that will see the departure of Pendal Group's head of multi asset. The fund manager said a recent review of its multi-asset capabilities resulted in a decision to merge the existing multi-asset businesses into one team. ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
GQG Partners is launching a private markets business by acquiring Pacific Current Group's stakes in three fund managers operating in the asset class for US$71.25 million ($108.7bn). The foundations of GQG Private Capital Solutions (PCS) will comprise ...