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Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
More than a year on from a Treasury consultation on giving victims of child sexual abuse access to their abuser's superannuation for compensation purposes, little headway has been made. At the same time, experts say the government's proposals ...

New platform launches for high-net-worth families

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
A new platform has launched in Australia today for high-net-worth families, to assist them in organising intergenerational wealth transfers. HeirWealth is a family wealth platform that aims to address challenges that individuals, families and professional ...

Vanguard selects next chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... strategy. He's also previously led McKinsey & Company's asset and wealth management practice. He began his career as a lawyer, working in both London and Hong Kong. "The board welcomes Salim to the leadership team and looks forward to working closely ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Investment and financial advisers are coming together to pressure the federal government more than ever to make the profession more sustainable by being flexible in recognising more degrees, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) ...

Federal Court rejects two CBA class actions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
The Federal Court shut down two class actions against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF). AUSTRAC alleged as early as 2017 that the bank contravened the Anti-Money Laundering ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Fund managers that rely on "golden visas" to attract rich investors are waiting with bated breath as the government overhauls Australia's "broken" migration system. Recently, Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neill froze the ability of fund managers' ...

Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The Federal Court has approved the settlement reached in the $16 million class action brought against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) following a two-week delay. Justice Thawley sought to gather more information for the victims in delaying ...

State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to support a motion calling for the close of a legal loophole that protects paedophiles' superannuation from access by survivors of child sexual abuse. The Legislative Council unanimously ...

Class action building against GEMI Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
MC Lawyers & Advisers has launched a class action investigation into claims of investor losses in various financial products issued by GEMI Asset Management. The law firm said investigations were targeting scenarios in which wholesale or sophisticated ...