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Third person pleads guilty in Courtenay House Ponzi scheme

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... carrying on a financial services business without a licence and dealing in the proceeds of crime. Between 24 June 2015 and 21 April 2017, Sipina carried on an unlicensed financial services business, for which he was responsible for referring new investors ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... for securities dealing. The government will pay for the first levy period which covers compensation claims and costs from April 2, when the CSLR takes effect, to June 30. In the second round, advisers will foot the bill of $18.5 million to cover the ...

ASIC extends ETF class order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... (Relief to facilitate quotation of exchange traded funds on the AQUA Market) 13/721 ([CO 13/721]). The latter will sunset on April 1. The instrument extends the relief to issuers of all types of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and not only those that are ...

Treasury releases draft legislation for new $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... to come into effect FY 2025/26. Stakeholders have been encouraged to submit responses to the draft regulations before 26 April 2024. The bill imposes a tax rate of 15% for super earnings corresponding to the percentage of an individual's super balance ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... said. PAC shareholders will need to approve the externalisation and acquisition at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in April. Perpetual and River Capital, which have 15% and 19.8% holdings in PAC respectively, said that they are in favour of GQG's ...

HESTA names head of investment execution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... a former Citi director as its head of investment execution. Sophie Jelleff joins the $82 billion superannuation fund on April 8, working alongside the executive and investment management teams to shape and lead investment execution strategies. Jelleff ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... interest as an emerging asset class as a whole." Investors are also eagerly awaiting the upcoming halving event, expected in April this year. The halving is coded to occur every 210,000 blocks and halves the reward Bitcoin miners get. This system ensures ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... cash proceeds from this termination will be paid directly to your nominated bank account on file on or around Wednesday 3 April 2024," Pendal wrote. "We also expect that the termination of the Fund will result in a final distribution of the income of ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... we understand that this is how some industry stakeholders have viewed them." Submissions for the new consultation close April 19.

FICAP RockStar slated for July

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... Applications are currently open for charitable organisations wishing to partner with FICAP in 2024 and will close at the end of April. "We're excited to embark on another three-year journey with a new charity in 2024 and we encourage our sponsors to ...