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Wilson calls for Hunter Hall exit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... this opportunity is structured as an equal access share buyback," Wilson said. HHV's board responded publicly to Wilson's request, saying that they were "satisfied that the investment management services provided to HHV continue uninterrupted by the ...

Suncorp fined for consumer credit breach

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Suncorp paid a total of $530,000 in penalties for breaching consumer protection laws. ASIC said Suncorp's breach of consumer credit notification provisions occurred as a result of an internal error, which prevented a "large number of consumers" from ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... $21 billion in 2011. BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper said these campaigns involve existing customers contacting BTFG to request more information in relation to their decision to consolidate. "We reject ASIC's legal interpretation that some customers ...

Medium risk for terrorism funding in financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
A Federal Government agency says there is a medium level of risk for money laundering and terrorism financing in the Australian financial planning industry. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the government's financial ...

mFund to expand product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC is in the final stages of making a greater range of managed investment products available via the mFund Settlement Service. Until now retail investors could only apply for and redeem interests in simple managed investment schemes with a shorter ...

US pension fund extends tobacco divestment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... portfolio returns by about $3 billion between 2001 and 2014. The CalPERS investment committee then decided in April 2016 to request a review of the current tobacco restrictions. Despite advice to reinvest, on Monday the CalPERS investment committee voted ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... market, including superannuation funds, asset managers, industry lobby groups and law firms. Among the recommendations is a request that APRA updates paragraphs in its prudential practice guide on investment governance to clarify to superannuation funds ...

Super headaches from ATO system crash

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The Australian Taxation Office is working through its worst system outage in recent history, potentially delaying Australians from consolidating or transferring their superannuation before Christmas. The outage began on Monday 12 December, and as of ...

Forager to launch Australian shares LIT

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Forager Funds Management will list its Australian shares listed investment trust (LIT) on the ASX on Friday. The LIT is a converted form of Forager's Australian Shares Fund. An unusual investment vehicle - and not widely used in Australia - the LIT ...

Industry fund recovers millions in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... to be just as strong with improvements made to our website to make it even easier for members to activate a lost super request." The news of Vision Super's efforts follows on from a report released this week by Cbus and Industry Super Australia that ...