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QMV hires technology lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... and software company CPA Global. Prior to that, Jonathan held senior business development and general management roles at legal firm King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne and British Telecom in the United Kingdom. For the first 10 years of his career, Clamp ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... US government's own merger review process and whether acquiring businesses can actually rely on the outcomes of the legal process, she added. "It would also punish companies for protecting their investment and technology from free-riding by those ...

Damning Rio report to shake mining industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... that the PKKP were let down by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, their own legal representation and native title law. "Rio Tinto's role in this tragedy is inexcusable. Rio knew the value of what they were ...

Link unsatisfied with new offer, allows due diligence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... Link said in a market announcement it has carefully considered the proposal after obtaining advice from financial, tax and legal advisors and has concluded the offer does not represent "compelling value". Link shares have jumped since the announcement ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... from the first reporting date of 31 December 2019 to 31 December 2020. At the time, ASIC said that the deferral provides "legal certainty" about the first reporting day, given that the regulations setting out the required disclosures have not yet been ...

Link takeover heats up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... confidentiality agreement. Yesterday, Link said it will consider SS&C's proposal and obtain advice from its financial and legal advisers. "Shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the SS&C Proposal. It should be noted that there ...

ASIC to improve default insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... that there are vast areas of improvements. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press warned that trustees "may be contravening their legal obligations if they fail to ensure that insurance premiums charged to members are based on appropriate statistical assumptions." ...

New multifamily real estate fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... three assets in Nashville, Tennessee and Phoenix. It includes multifamily assets with separate dwellings held on a single legal title. It is the fourth fund in the multifamily offering, and is being marketed to Australian, Asian and US investors who ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... the exam with nine in 10 demonstrating they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam," he said. Some question areas advisers underperformed in the October ...

ASIC takes SMSF accountant to court

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against a Gold Coast-based SMSF accountant for failing to comply with an enforceable undertaking. Jenan Oslem Thorne, otherwise known as ...