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Panel declares 'unacceptable circumstances' for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... by the shareholders that acquired substantial amounts of shares that increased their voting power in a short space of time led to circumstances that "were unacceptable because (among other things) there have been contraventions of s606..." Section 606 ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... court, the family office is currently embroiled in a trademark battle with climate tech VC investment firm Wollemi Capital, led by Tim Bishop. The latter filed a trademark application relating to the words 'Wollemi' and 'Wollemi Capital' which was challenged ...

Key advice executive leaves Aware Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... consolidated member engagement, education and advice business to the benefit of our 1.1 million members." "Sarah has also led her teams with a deep understanding of the importance of delivering Super Helpful advice and guidance to our members, which ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... Last year, however, the FAAA called out ASIC for its lack of transparency around how its levy is exactly calculated. This led to ASIC revising the $55.5 million estimates for the 2022-23 year to $47.6 million.

Goldman Sachs names new head of Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... brings over 25 years of experience in financial services, having held roles in Sydney, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. He's led teams in global markets, institutional, corporate, and business banking, financial technology, and transaction banking. Most ...

Super account advice fees a sticking point for advice bill: Senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... legal clarity" to how advice fees are deducted from superannuation fund accounts. The Senate Economics Legislation Committee, led by chair senator Jess Walsh, tabled its final report today. The bill, Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial ...

Early contributions boost retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... that combines cutting-edge technology with traditional advice." Separately, earlier this week, the firm launched a compliance-led Statement of Advice (SoA) tool. Otivo said its SoA tool will reduce the time required for compliance checks, whilst also ...

Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... Hostplus chief member officer Umberto Mecchi replaces Cath Bowtell, who was the acting chair. Prior to Bowtell, Peter Collins led the board after Greg Combet stepped down last June. ISA noted Mecchi has held leadership positions in several industries ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... the $1 million to $2 million band reported an EBIT of 24.3% and satisfaction score of 3.7. Turnover of more than $5 million led to an EBIT of 31.4% and satisfaction of 3.91, suggesting the achievement of efficiencies through robust internal systems and ...

Will ASIC use AI for advice compliance monitoring?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the financial advice industry has led to a prediction that ASIC could soon incorporate AI into its compliance and audit checks of advisers. Financial technology firm Padua envisions ...