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E&P Financial advances delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... 27. E&P's leaders claim the company is materially undervalued thanks to the barrage of regulatory proceedings and class action litigation it faced in recent years. These issues have sustained a negative impact on the share price, the board said, noting ...

Westpac profits drop as it prepares for leadership change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... may be some unforeseen financial impacts from various legal proceedings brought against it. Westpac said while the class action filed against BT Financial Group, Westpac Securities Administration and Westpac Life Insurance (now known as TAL Life Insurance) ...

ANZ suspected of more mistakes amid bond saga

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... expected to occur in the first quarter of 2025, the result of which will also determine if there will be any enforcement action taken against ANZ. "We are giving this investigation the highest priority given the seriousness of the alleged misconduct ...

JP Morgan subsidiaries fined $230m by regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... million (US$151m) to settle four separate enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a fifth action, the SEC opted not to issue a fine. The SEC found that JPMS made misleading disclosures to brokerage customers who invested ...

Non-bank lender sued for dodging Credit Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... financial climate where borrowers are more likely to be at risk of serious financial hardship. ASIC will continue to take action where we consider business practices are designed to avoid consumer credit protections." In August, a spokesperson for ASIC ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... responsibility of trustees to put the best financial interests of members first. It's time to see that translate into action, without exception. There is no room for cynicism in this important task." Balanced view on marketing expenses needed: ASFA ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... financial firms and address any "poor uses" of AI a key focus area in its latest Corporate Plan. It will take enforcement action if appropriate and where necessary.

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is urging the federal government to take action on processing the second tranche of its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) package, saying any further delay could result in "generational impacts." ...

Charter Hall, Hostplus takeover offer for HPI rejected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... HPI said the unsolicited offer was "opportunistic". "HPI's directors continue to recommend that security holders take no action in relation to any correspondence from Charter Hall Retail REIT and Hostplus," HPI said.

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... "Under these circumstances, we believe the fund can no longer meet its purpose. Therefore, we consider the best course of action is to bring about the timely closure of the fund," Equity Trustees said. The EARTH Trust was made available to Australian ...