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ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
In a bid to curb monopolistic practices, ASIC's new powers that mandate the ASX to be more transparent on its fees and services relating to clearing and settlements (CS) will kick in three months from now. Under the ASIC CS Services Rules 2025 ...

Perpetual calls off KKR deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Perpetual has ended KKR's courtship of its wealth management and corporate trust operations, blaming the massive tax bill the transaction would incur, saying there was no way of getting around it. Since tabulating the tax implications last December ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... that First Nations members and their advocates find the lack of consistency across fund forms to be an enormous barrier to engage with their super," Delahunty said. "This guidance note is a vital first step in ensuring the super system can help all members ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Aware Super has added a new associate portfolio manager to its infrastructure team. In the new role at the $190 billion superannuation fund, Sue Jiang is responsible for the origination of new investment opportunities and managing the existing investments ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Merlon Capital Partners has hired two investment specialists from Platinum Asset Management and invited former AMP chief Andrew Mohl to join a new advisory board. Julian McCormack and Kirit Hira have joined the investment team as portfolio managers. ...

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... "APRA has the role and the power to investigate these matters further should they still have concerns, without the need to engage an outside party to provide their personal opinion on such matters," he said. BUSSQ chief executive Damian Wills, meanwhile ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Former Melbourne financial adviser Bradley Grimm will continue to serve his sentence after failing to have his dishonesty conviction and prison term overturned. Grimm pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct whilst running a financial ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... best practice guidance on family and domestic violence that sets new benchmarks for life insurers to better understand and engage with victim-survivors. The detailed framework will help Australian life insurers identify family and domestic violence situations ...

Challenger profits up, share price falls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Challenger has reported a normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $225 million, up 12%, driven by higher earnings across its retirement income brand, Life, and its funds management division, according to its first-half 2025 results announcement. The ...

Perpetual receives fresh KKR bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... best interests of shareholders. Nevertheless, Perpetual said in an ASX announcement that itself and KKR are continuing to engage constructively in relation to the transaction and would keep the market informed in-line with its continuous disclosure obligations. ...