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Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Setting a precedent, the corporate watchdog has taken Mercer Superannuation Australia to court for alleged greenwashing conduct. Mercer marketed the Sustainable Plus options, available in the Mercer Super Trust (MST), as suitable for members who "are ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
At the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators ...

ASIC questioned over workplace culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... hearing this morning, a letter written by Secretary Treasurer Kennedy to ASIC chair Joe Longo regarding Chester's conduct was reviewed along with Longo's response. According to the hearing, Longo was provided with a fuller statement by Treasury ...

Yarra Capital awards admin, custody mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... diversified portfolio of holdings in high growth potential, unlisted companies that have an intention to go public or conduct a sales process within a three-year time horizon. Apex Group has been appointed to provide fund Administration, transfer agency ...

Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... today that its UK business Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFS), the trustee of the fund, is due to settle the Financial Conduct Authority's investigation. By the same token, Link's divestment of Fund Solutions (which operates LFSL) to Waystone ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... correspondence. "I'm not aware of any provisions in that Act that provide for investigations or inquiries into the conduct of statutory appointees," he said. But Bragg shot back, saying Longo's tenure was "not all that long." "As the corporate ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... Last year, Big Un former auditor Graham Rothesay Swan also came under ASIC attention. Swan was convicted for failing to conduct the 2017 company audit in compliance with auditing standards. ASIC said its investigation concerning Big Un, and its officers ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... Count Financial (which is now owned by CountPlus) and its authorised representatives acted in misleading or deceptive conduct and received commissions but provided no advice. A trial date is set for March 2024. Between June and December 2022, CBA saw ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Mining company shares manipulator sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... charges being sentenced to terms of imprisonment," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC is committed to acting against conduct that damages the integrity of Australia's markets. Market manipulation undermines investor confidence and ASIC will take ...