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Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... Merrill Lynch Australia. Merlon runs a formal engagement program with its investee company boards, and an advisory board review is required before increasing portfolio positions. Carlisle said: "The advisory board structure will support our engagement ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... the report Constant referred to while fronting the Senate economics committee. Among them, ASIC said all trustees under review struggled to provide data to ASIC about their end-to-end claims handling times, saying many didn't have systems in place ...

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... members ultimately bear the cost of), so it seems unreasonable to ask members to pay the costs of an external non-legal review, a review that may also financially benefit the reviewer in respect to potential findings and remediation activity, when the ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Dexus delivers profit, flags 'turning point'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Dexus delivered a statutory net profit after tax of $10.3 million in the six months to 31 December 2024 - a major change compared to the $597.2 million net loss after tax in HY24. Dexus chief executive Ross Du Vernet said the group had progressed its ...

CSC sells down data centre holdings to Future Fund, Infratil

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... infrastructure." The acquisition is due to finalise in the second half of this calendar year, subject to the Foreign Investment Review Board's approval. CSC chief investment officer Alison Tarditi said CDC "has lived up to our expectations as a unique ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... speed up the entire housing development and construction process and intervene in cases of long delays. An independent review of building regulation is also needed. "This review should cover the National Construction Code's effectiveness against ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... was impossible to have any solution delivered by the start date," Anderson said. SuitabilityHub also found that client review reports are being modernised, with platforms making it more efficient to have tailored and engaging review meetings. "North's ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... From 1 April 2025 foreign investors will be banned from purchasing established homes until 31 March 2027. At that point, a review will take place to determine whether the ban should be extended. "The ban will mean Australians will be able to buy homes ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... bigger players. Though as super funds move further into the advice space following the government's post- Quality of Advice Review reforms, they may take the reins on large-scale public marketing campaigns promoting the need for financial advice throughout ...