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Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Capital Group - which has US$2.7 trillion in equity assets under management - has identified three megatrends poised to upend industries and kick down the doors to fresh investment opportunities. The Californian headquartered investment manager, that's ...

Ascot Securities hit with infringement notice for 'serious failures'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Ascot Securities was issued an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) in November last year for serious failures, resulting in a $3.1 million penalty and a requirement to enter an enforceable undertaking. However, Ascot chose not ...

Trustee boards fail to challenge unlisted valuations: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
APRA says there is room for improvement when it comes to trustees' oversight of unlisted asset valuations, finding most super fund boards don't question valuations. In a letter to all RSEs, APRA reminded them of the need to have a robust asset valuation ...

Dexus sees $1.3bn wiped from portfolio value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
An external revaluation of the bulk of its assets estimates Dexus' book value has dropped some 9% in the last six months. In an update to investors, Dexus said recent draft external independent valuations have resulted in a total estimated drop of about ...

AFSLs undertake more reviews, lack risk documentation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Most AFS Licensees (AFSLs) are undertaking more reviews of their systems and processes but still lack documentation when it comes to managing risk, according to a new compliance survey. Holley Nethercote's 2024 Compliance Trends Survey reveals AFSLs ...

ASIC appeals judge's call to not penalise Block Earner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
ASIC is appealing the Federal Court's recent decision to not issue a penalty to Block Earner after it was found to have provided unlicensed financial services. In November 2022, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings against Block Earner, which offered ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets next week, according to economists. GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said there was "little prospect" of a change in messaging from the ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation ...

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is seeking feedback from the financial services industry on its proposed annual Approach document schedule for financial year 2024-2025. AFCA Approach documents support consumers, small businesses ...

ASIC issues first stop order for crowd funding

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an interim stop order preventing Hirehood from offering securities under its crowd-sourced funding (CSF) offer document. The CSF was published on the VentureCrowd intermediary platform. ...