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ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... inclusive of commissions that were illegal. "Some members also paid commissions to financial advisers via their premiums even though they had elected to have the financial adviser component removed from their account," ASIC said, adding that BT Funds ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... money." When ASIC first took action against La Trobe in December last year, the firm said that no liquidity event, even though the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, ever occurred that required it to delay meeting redemptions. "We have ...

QSuper faces class action over excess premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... the fund changed life insurance policies and premiums on 1 July 2016 in a move that saw white collar members charged as though they were in roles with greater risk. According to documents filed by Shine Lawyers, insurance premiums deducted were the same ...

High-net-worth investors richer, optimistic

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Australia's high-net-worth (HNW) investors have multiplied in size and wealth, controlling $2.77 trillion in investable assets, new research shows. New research commissioned by Praemium and carried out by Investment Trends found the total number of ...

BlackRock Australia expands client distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
BlackRock Australia has today announced the appointment of Tamara Haban-Beer Stats to the role of whole portfolio solutions director within client business, as it expands its distribution team. Reporting to head of iShares wealth (iSW) Australasia Chantal ...

Mawhinney lawyer accuses ASIC of trial by media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... contempt order is in relation to allegations that Mawhinney has continued to raise funds through financial products, even though ASIC banned him for 20 years.

ASIC files contempt application against Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... contempt order is in relation to allegations that Mawhinney has continued to raise funds through financial products, even though ASIC banned him for 20 years. On 19 April 2021, Mawhinney was ordered by the Federal Court to stop raising funds through ...

Organisations, employees disagree on work arrangements

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
The satisfaction gap between business leaders and employees on the future of work is widening, according to new research. NTT's latest Global Workplace Report found chief executives are 20% more likely to believe their organisation is very effective ...

Investors fear impact of rising inflation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... to take action to counter these headwinds, but our data shows the opposite is true at this moment in time. It seems as though the vast majority of retail investors are taking a 'wait and see' approach in the hope that inflation is temporary, and the ...

CDPP drops cartel charges against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... Deutsche, allegedly took up about 25.5 million of the shares. This represents about 31.5% of the total placement, even though it is only less than 1% of the total shares on placement. Deutsche Bank's Michael Ormaechea and Michael Richardson - who ...