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Court rejects Provide Capital's 'illogical' application

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... superannuation funds, and trusts the opportunity to lend to it and earn fixed interest returns. It then uses borrowings from third parties to increase its operational and investment capabilities. ASIC commenced the formal investigation "under s 13 of ...

Count brings advice firm to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... number of our peers who were already with Count gave us confidence that this was the business we wanted to partner with. That third-party endorsement really adds weight to the decision-making process," he said. "One particular Count adviser told us they ...

TelstraSuper reduces admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... provide a welcome boost to your retirement savings over the long term," TelstraSuper said. The super fund said this is the third time it had reduced its percentage-based admin fee in as many years. The dollar-based admin fee will remain at $1 per week. ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
According to a report by Mercer, nine out of 10 investment managers are either using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment strategies or asset class research. The report flagged that the question is no longer if but how ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... risks to the downside," Birtles said. He also noted that with 1.5% annual real GDP growth in 2023, Australia experienced its third worst annual reading in 30 years, worse than during the GFC, but ahead of the 2000 post-tech bubble. The biggest clue on ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... what makes charities vulnerable to cybercrime, how charities manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks, and how they ensure third parties manage risk on their behalf. The commission's areas of priority are determined by a number of factors, one of ...

ASIC bans director who promised 150% returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... that Creigh had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct. "The fact sheets contained information provided to Creigh by third parties associated with an entity calling itself Liquid Assets Group (LAG)," ASIC said. "Creigh transferred funds invested ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Nuveen's latest global institutional investor survey shows that investors are adjusting risk management and asset allocation strategies due to geopolitical tensions, higher rates, market volatility, and upcoming elections, with three themes dominating ...

Third person pleads guilty in Courtenay House Ponzi scheme

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... of commissions received for promoting investments in Courtenay House, despite it being unlicensed. Sipina has become the third person to plead guilty to criminal charges associated with Courtenay House. On 8 May 2023, Athan Papoulias, a former contractor ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... normalisation, however, hinges on the absence of "geopolitical wildcards" that include Russia's war in Ukraine entering its third year, Israel's war on Gaza, and the upcoming US elections. Given the macroeconomic environment turbulence over the last ...