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Carlyle Group bids for Link

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... proposal and has since appointed Macquarie Capital and UBS as its financial advisers and Herbert Smith Freehills as its legal adviser. "Shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the proposal. It should be noted that there is no certainty ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... against EP1's financial advice arm and instead ordered DASS to pay $7.2 million in penalty and $1 million to cover its legal costs. EP1 said that it is reviewing Piper Alderman's claims and intends to defend itself. "Given the proceeding is before ...

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... align the wording of the Standard with the intent of the standard," FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said. The Fold Legal partner Simon Carrodus said that Standard 3 appears to impose a blanket ban on servicing a client if a conflict exists. "It ...

Netwealth proposes merger with Praemium

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... and advice landscape." Praemium has since appointed Deloitte Corporate Finance and Arnold Bloch Leibler as corporate and legal advisors.

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Two major pieces of legislation have been introduced in parliament, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The scheme facilitates the reimbursement of up to $150,000 to compensate consumers affected by bad personal advice, credit intermediation ...

Westpac director stands down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... from the board to focus on his health. Steven Harker joined the Westpac board in 2019 and was a member of the audit, board legal, regulatory and compliance and remuneration committees. "The time is right for me to retire. I am confident Westpac is on ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... Upon further examination of the latest results, candidates underperformed in three areas: financial advice regulatory and legal obligations; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication; and advice construction. FASEA chief executive ...

Harvey Kalman joins Raiz

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... Foundation and chair of the Financial Planning Advisory Board at Deakin University. He also has been a director of the Victorian Legal Services Board and previously held executive positions at KPMG, ANZ and Ford Credit. In addition, Kalman recently joined ...

APRA appoints investment risk lead from TCorp

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... member from July 1 for a five-year term. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appointed Cole because of her experience in regulatory and legal fields across both the private and public sectors. Cole has worked for the UK's Financial Services Authority and more ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... of the Financial Services Council Investment Experts Group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2013, Telfer served as senior legal counsel and later as a director, specialised product development and co-investment group at Challenger Limited. She started ...