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AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... non-executive director Mike Hirst succeeding her as the new chair. Hazelton joined the AMP board as non-executive director on 15 June 2019 at the height of AMP's tumult in the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission. She took over as chair in August 2020. ...

Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... the court he wanted to enter a guilty plea as soon as possible. An ASIC investigation found that between January 2020 and June 2022 he obtained at least $440,000 from 79 clients, primarily contacting them via email addresses he had obtained when employed ...

Scarcity buys stake in asset manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... aims to invest in up to 15 asset managers and targets returns of 20% per annum. The fund wants to raise over $200 million by June 2024. Founded in 2023, Scarcity touts itself as an independent investment firm that invests in middle-market asset managers. ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Israel's Elbit Systems - public companies that produce defence intelligence and weapons-related solutions. For the period ending June 2023, Aware's Accumulation Growth option, had some $24.7 million in BAE and $6.4 million Honeywell. It held ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... financial year, close to $1 trillion of which is in MySuper products. Total contributions into MySuper products in the year to 30 June 2023 were $134 billion, while $76 billion was paid out in benefits. The average account balance in a MySuper product ...

Equity Trustees adds more super fund clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... of Guild by Future Group. The Clearview Retirement Plan was established in 1987 and is home to about 12,500 members. As at June 2023, it had about $2 billion in funds under management. Its trustee was ClearView Life Nominees. Meantime, Guild has about ...

Massive crypto Ponzi scheme unravels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... Co-conspirator Rodney Burton, also known as Bitcoin Rodney, was also charged for his alleged role as a promoter of HyperFund. Between June 2020 through to early 2022, Lee and Chunga allegedly promoted HyperFund membership packages that guaranteed investors ...

Treasury unveils Stage 3 tax cuts changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... in cost of living for these households reflects rising mortgage interest costs, which almost doubled through the year to June 2023," Treasury said. "The legislated Stage 3 tax cuts are targeted at higher-income earners, following two earlier stages of ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... a five-year return of 7.1%, and a 6.3% return over the past decade. Concurrent with recent returns, in the year ending 30 June 2023, the $9.67 billion manager notched a 48% increase in funds under management and expanded its customer base by 54% to 127,000. ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... period for Scope 3 emissions and "certain climate-related forward-looking statements" for reports issued between July 2025 and June 2028, limiting action related to disclosures to the market regulators, with remedies limited to "injunctions and declarations." ...