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New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... report entitled, A calculated breach of trust, references the actions of Peter Collins and o ther PwC employees and said its cover-up strategies were deliberate. The report, and many in the industry, have called for PwC to release the names of all 63 ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... of trust, states that the actions of Peter Collins and other PwC personnel were "a deliberate strategy over many years to cover up the breach of confidentiality", adding that "it stretches credulity that the senior leadership of PwC were ignorant" to ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

Challenger lowers stake in Elanor

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Challenger's majority stake in Elanor Investors Group continues to drop as another investor has come in to secure a minority stake. Challenger will now have a 13.7% interest in ASX-listed Elanor (ENN), down from 16.7% as revised in May. This dropped ...

Pascoe Partners, OpenInvest launch online investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
The new offering, Pascoe Partners Invest, includes four diversified investment portfolios which cover a range of risk and return profiles as well as an ethical portfolio. The accounting and advisory firm said all four portfolios require a minimum of ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The wealth management industry has broadly welcomed the bulk of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations Labor will prioritise, with many agreeing that the reforms will fix financial advice and ultimately benefit consumers. In releasing the first ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Valuations for financial advice firms have increased in the year to June, defying expectations that inflation and wider economic conditions would dampen demand and prices. The findings are based on Radar Results' latest data, which saw a 6% to 11% increase ...

FICAP Rockstar back in July

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program's much-loved Rockstar event is returning in 2023 after four long years. This year, FICAP's Rockstar event will be held on July 27 at Mary's Underground and all proceeds will go to new charity ...

Co-heads take charge of FI&C at BNP Paribas APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... contact for broker dealing outsourcing, correspondent banking, and cash management and liquidity solutions. Wootton will cover South Asia and Pacific regions. He'll be responsible for derivatives and execution clearing, digital, global custody, and local ...

ESSSuper reduces admin fees, renews insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... Australia, saying that it negotiated 10 policy changes to the benefit of members and at no extra cost. Changes to death and TPD cover include replacing the two-year pre-existing condition exclusion with 30 consecutive days of employment from start of ...