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ClearView's share price tanks 31%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
ClearView's share price tanked more than 30% following its annual general meeting (AGM) in early November, but the firm could not explain why. The ASX-listed firm's share price traded at 52 cents at the close of November 6 then dropped to 36 cents the ...

CareSuper, MIESF assess merger potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... Still, the fund has gained less than 5000 members since 1983. It faces challenges as a result of not being open to the public and catering to an industry that typically employs as few as 60,000 people nationwide at any given time; as a closed fund, it ...

ASIC sues NAB for failing customers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed proceedings against National Australia Bank (NAB) in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges NAB failed 345 of its customers at their most vulnerable when they applied for hardship support ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... relation to ownership of listed entities. Treasury has commenced a second consultation relating to its plans to implement a public beneficial ownership register, aimed at increasing transparency around who actually owns, controls or profits from companies. ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... said. "For us, we're ISO accredited around cybersecurity and information data security, and measures like that, but the public doesn't see that. It just gets labelled as 'offshoring is risky'." She further warned that "not all outsourcing providers ...

AFCA names and shames in fresh Datacube release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its latest update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to consumers and financial firms. This newest update adds data covering firms with four or ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... unlocked to invest in infrastructure and other businesses for the future, Reeves said. It will also free up money for local public services over the long-term, enabling about $39 billion (£20bn) to be invested in local communities, the government said. ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... lower than the Commission's September quarter 2022 awarded increase of between 4.6% and 5.2%." Seasonally adjusted, annual public sector wage growth was higher than private sector growth for the first time since the December quarter 2020. "Annual growth ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... fund's system error resulted in a consumer loss due to a trade in which the system was not able to recognise variance in public holidays across different states. The date was a public holiday in New South Wales, but not in Queensland and the system accepted ...

New PGIM chief executive named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... Sullivan said Chappuis' experience across the industry brings invaluable leadership capability to the growth of PGIM across public and private markets. "Jacques is well known for his deep commitment to clients, his leadership in acquisitions, and breadth ...