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E&P pulls the plug on DASS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... investors, ASIC dropped its case against DASS in July 2021, after seeing that a $7.2 million penalty and $1 million to cover legal costs was fit. E&P managing director and chief executive Peter Anderson said the move to call in administrators was "necessary". ...

Sequoia Financial Group acquires legal practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
Sequoia Financial Group (Sequoia) has announced the acquisition of the incorporated legal practice previously known as Topdocs Legal (TDL), now renamed Docscentre Legal (DCL). Boosting its professional services division, Sequoia has paid $330,000 for ...

One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... in the underperforming to reassess their super arrangements. "The trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation funds have a legal duty to act in the best financial interests of their members, and APRA is working hard to ensure they fulfil that obligation," ...

Link agrees to $3bn takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... investment in full," he said. Ontario-based Dye & Durham provides cloud-based software solutions to financial services and legal firms, and government agencies. It is listed on the Ontario Stock Exchange. Link chief executive and managing director Vivek ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... contributed to fees falling and 22 products merging or exiting the market since it was published at the end of 2019. "With a legal duty to act in their members' best financial interests, all trustees should now be scrutinising the heatmap findings ...

Cbus strengthens in-house investment team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... deputy chief investment officer Brett Chatfield. Meanwhile, Lisa Cuman has been appointed to the role of head of investment legal and governance. Steward Tan is the new head of markets, asset allocation while Ash Chandra has been appointed to the new ...

Blackstone buys GIC's stake in logistics trust for $2.1bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... locations," Cohen said. Tony Iuliano and Adrian Rowse from JLL brokered the real estate transaction, while Clayton Utz served as legal advisor to Blackstone. It cements a record year for Australian industrial property, where demand for both assets and ...

More advisers fail FASEA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... passing at a re-sit. In the recent sitting, areas of underperformance include the topics of financial advice regulatory and legal obligations, and financial advice construction. FASEA said candidates who were unsuccessful in this exam will receive additional ...

AZ NGA recruits chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... officer in early 2022. In doing so, he will replace Paul Brain who recently took on additional responsibilities in M&A, legal, banking and treasury. Reporting directly to chief executive Paul Barrett, McGeagh will be responsible for overseeing the delivery ...

Avanteos faces criminal charges over deceased super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... members. At the time of the offending, Avanteos was a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank. In early 2016, Avanteos received legal advice that it did not have authority to deduct fees from super members after their death. Despite this, Avanteos continued ...