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AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... is repositioned, the strategy reset, the AMP portfolio is simplified, the capital base is strong, and substantive legacy issues are resolved," Hazelton said. Hirst's experience includes leading Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as chief executive. Before ...

Conference to address major SMSF issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... self-managed super fund professionals can leverage what APRA-regulated funds are excelling in as well as learn about critical issues affecting the sector from a suite of experts, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). Heffron SMSF Solutions managing ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... "In the last two years alone, only 10 Australian companies received a shareholder resolution on social and environmental issues, compared to 340 resolutions in 2023 alone in the US," Verwey said. "We want to double the number of companies that Australians ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders against Keystone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Keystone Asset Management has been told to stop offering the Shield Master Fund due to concerns about misleading statements and inadequate disclosures in the fund's documentation. ASIC issued interim stop orders against Keystone Asset Management, saying ...

Novigi completes QMV Solutions deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... sectors as Australia's pool of super savings grows. The deal also includes QMV Legal, which provides advice to entities on issues including superannuation and financial services law; investments and ESG management; and mergers and successor fund transfers. ...

Euroz Hartleys, Mason Stevens sign partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... around the world and leverages Mason Stevens reach to access domestic and global primary equity and debt capital market issues and private market deal flow which will bring extended opportunities for client investment portfolios."

Family offices struggling to recruit: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... office investment managers have stated that the biggest obstacle to recruitment is the increasing complexity of regulatory issues faced by their companies worldwide. The second biggest challenge is the rapidly increasing salaries of compliance and legal ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority about extreme processing delays for death benefit claims, among other issues, leading to additional distress for members' families," she said. While not commenting specifically on investigations underway ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... invests in a globally diversified investment portfolio... Assets are monitored for ESG trends and emerging risks to identify issues," an AustralianSuper spokesperson said. As at January 19, Brighter Super held $7.6 million in BAE, $879,000 in Elbit Systems ...

AI is not the 'Wild West': Longo

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... financial services licensees." Longo disclosed that the corporate regulator is already pursuing an action in which AI-related issues arise, where it believes the use of a demand model was part of an insurance pricing process that led to the full benefit ...