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Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fair Work Australia's (FWA) recent ruling in favour of a Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring, as the corporate regulator ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fronting a Senate hearing today, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Perpetual, for the first time, has laid bare a decade's worth of data, unveiling insights into the philanthropic and charity sectors. In a special edition of its annual philanthropy insights report, the wealth manager said despite incremental changes ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) revealed some of the most common systemic issues it saw in the second half of FY24, including continued non-compliance with the Protecting Your Super regime. According to the Systemic Issues Insights ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
Invesco Advisers was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was found to have misled investors as to what proportion of its total assets were invested according to ESG principles. Invesco Advisers was charged with willfully ...

'No alternative': ESSSuper sues Iress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
The $37 billion superannuation fund is suing Iress, saying there has been numerous incidents and breaches since they partnered which have had a material impact on the fund and its members. ESSSuper has filed Federal Court proceedings against Iress and ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey has said the super fund has been engaging directly with MinRes regarding its recent governance failures and "remains disappointed" with the company's responses. "Our concerns include that the managing director's ...

GQG's FUM pulls back, breaks six-month streak

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
GQG Partners' funds under management (FUM) has taken a small tumble, slipping from US$161.6 billion to US$159.4 billion in October. The investment management firm's last dip in FUM occurred in April this year. GQG also reeled in US$3 billion ...

Federal Court quashes case against ex-Dixon Advisory director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has dealt ASIC a legal blow, dismissing its case against former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan and ordering the corporate regulator to cover his legal costs. The regulator accused Ryan of contravening his statutory duties as a director ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
As the countdown begins to one of the most contentious election cycles in US history, experts are weighing in on how either a Republican or Democratic win may impact markets. US shares were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls ...