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Carlyle Group bids for Link

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
Carlyle Asia Partners has made a takeover offer for 100% of Link Group, valuing it at $5.38 per share - a significant premium. Carlyle Group's offer is made up of $3 per share cash offer for Link Group and a pro rata distribution of Link Group's shareholding ...

ASIC shuts down unlicensed investment scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
An unlicensed financial services firm that allegedly misappropriated $5.7 million from self-managed superannuation fund members is in the process of being shut down by ASIC. ASIC obtained interim orders and injunctions from the Queensland Federal Court ...

$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The government has moved on its election promise to scrap the $450 threshold for superannuation. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's financial security Jane Hume said a bill introduced to Parliament yesterday ...

eToro expands crypto offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... Polkadot. From November 1, Australian users will also be able to earn monthly staking rewards and enjoy simple, secure and hassle-free growth on their Cardano (ADA) and TRON (TRX) investments, through eToro's dedicated staking service. Assets staked ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
A former Freedom Insurance director and consultant will head to Federal Court for their alleged involvement in aggressive sales tactics. ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Freedom Insurance managing director of Keith Cohen and ...

Former Spectrum chief cops additional bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
Former Spectrum Wealth Advisers chief executive Mark Schroeder has been slapped with banning orders in addition to his six-year ban from providing financial services. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal amended ASIC's banning order that was handed down ...

Octopus Investments bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
Octopus Investments, an energy asset manager, has made several appointments after recently surpassing $1 billion in assets under management. On the sales side the firm recently appointed Tim Kok to head of institutional product. Kok was previously an ...

Advisers query super changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... superannuation through the early release of superannuation (ERS) program may be in a position to pay it back and can do so tax-free. "Some advisers are pleasantly surprised to learn that their clients can re-contribute the amounts they had withdrawn ...

Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The super industry is calling for mandated consistency on portfolio holdings disclosure after it was recommended the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. The Senate Committee report released this week on disclosure ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... lot of fintech disruption already in the form of digital wallets, robo-advice, instant international money transfers and free share trading," ETF Securities head of distribution Kanish Chugh said. "With blockchain adoption looming, the world steadily ...