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ANZ breached disclosure laws in 2015 raise: Court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... shortfall when raising $2.5 billion from institutional investors. The finding follows the failure of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's criminal case against ANZ and its underwriters last year. Federal Court Justice Moshinsky said that ...

Experience pathway enshrined in legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... to financial advice," he said. The bill also houses two unrelated pieces of legislation. The first facilitates more competition in the clearing and settlement of cash equities traded in Australia, which is dominated by the ASX's ASX Clear and ASX Settlement. ...

It's time to fill your boots with private debt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... economy is holding up fairly well so far," Kasser concluded. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' 2023 ASI Conference. You can subscribe to AIST's free newsletter here.

Equity Trustees combines super, trustee arms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... (TWS)." He added that it also makes sense given the increased scale of the TWS business following the acquisition of Australian Executor Trustees. "This new business structure will enhance our ability to deliver on our strategic objectives and vision ...

ACCC slams door on ANZ, Suncorp deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... scheduled for release on Monday, pending confidentiality checks with the concerned parties. According to Australian competition law, if the ACCC decides not to grant authorisation, the decision can be reviewed by the independent Australian Competition ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... landscape. "Alternatives are an exciting place to invest, and it's been great to witness the strong take-up of alts by Australian institutional investors over the past decade," she said. "However, we're still seeing a domestic bias- one of the ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has outlined eight principles designed to combat greenwashing by businesses and protect consumers. The ACCC has published a draft guidance to address "concerning conduct" arising from a recent ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... have not gathered assets are expected to be prone to closure as the strategic-beta ETP market consolidates further." Australian smart beta ETP market Divergent to the slowdown experienced in many markets in 2022, the Asia Pacific region experienced sizeable ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
MSC Trustees has acquired abrdn's Australian trustee entity, becoming the corporate trustee of 10 funds. The fund book, comprising $1.5 billion in funds under management, includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable ...

Government cracks the whip on multinationals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... including those concerning trust structures, he added. Further, from July 1, new reporting obligations will require Australian public companies, both listed and unlisted, to disclose subsidiary information in their annual financial reports. "The reported ...