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Vale Greg Bright

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... be missed, as will he. He is survived by his wife Christine, his children Sophie, Phoebe, Eddie and Christian, daughter-in-law Tia, and grandchildren Tayla and Toby.

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BUSSQ will challenge what it calls "unnecessary and potentially impractical" licence conditions imposed by APRA, which were sparked by allegations of serious misconduct within the CFMEU and concerns about its potential impact on the super fund. The ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... requirement for financial products to be distributed to consumers appropriately. Consumers should receive the full protection of the law when dealing in crypto-asset products and we'll continue to take action to ensure this happens," Court said. ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
The government has passed legislation that will put in place new powers for regulators to protect financial market infrastructure in the event of a crisis. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the new laws will provide regulators with more powers to manage financial ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... "further risks the integrity of taxpayer funds locked in the misguided scheme." He also noted even before the scheme became law, Cbus chair Wayne Swan committed $500 million to the HAFF in November 2022. Swan said at the time that Cbus has a long history ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... them to their fund members. "That member-service ethos is reflected in the equal representation model." Schubert said the law requires all trustees to operate to the highest standards of governance and performance and there is no evidence that a change ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... from analyst to associate. Le Brocq has been with QIC since 2022. He previously worked as an analyst at Macfarlanes, a London law firm, where he advised on valuations and financial modelling for management incentive plans, carried interest, and commercial ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... will remove its trustee fee. Like many other funds, Hostplus introduced the trustee fee in 2022 following changes to super law. "The trustee fee currently forms part of your administration fees and costs (0.0165% p.a. of your account balance) and investment ...

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 ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... accountability, consistency: where funds fall short of these expectations, ASIC will and must bring the full force and effect of the law."