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Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Forager schedules LIT delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
The Forager Australian Shares Fund (FOR) is set to delist from the ASX after facing continuous limited liquidity issues and persistently trading below its net asset value. The listed investment trust (LIT) is set to delist on June 14, with trades suspending ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... uncertainty as to enforceability and the substantial costs associated with challenging or enforcing a restraint," it said. "Australian research has found that, while uncertainty impacts both businesses and workers, it weighs more heavily on workers who ...

Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... internal dispute resolution (IDR) process and are not doing enough to resolve member complaints before they reach the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). The complaints authority warned that members are bypassing super funds' IDR processes ...

Income AM bolsters sales function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... "IAM has a vision for the sector's growth and is committed to bringing client-focused fixed-income solutions to Australian investors and establishing a firm foothold as the pre-eminent fixed-income broker in Australia," she said. She said with the ...

L1 Capital joint MD takes leave of absence

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... consultant at Accenture. In a fund update, L1's ASX-listed Long Short Fund (LSF), which predominantly invests in Australian and New Zealand securities and up to 30% in global shares, returned 8.1% in the month of March, outpacing the index's ...

Court delays DASS class action settlement approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... voluntary administration in January 2022. ASIC cancelled its licence on 5 April 2023. DASS comprises the glut of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's complaints as well as the newly launched Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Separately ...

Frontier promotes four staff members

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... Private, leads Frontier's Adelaide-based presence, where she has helped build a strong and growing pool of South Australian clients. These include the University of Adelaide, Return to Work SA and Perks Private Wealth. Purkis has risen quickly through ...

Suncorp sells NZ life business to Resolution Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... recent years under a strategy designed to align everyone at Suncorp around improving the way we deliver value for our Australian and New Zealand customers. We remain committed to the New Zealand general insurance market as part of our refocused group," ...

Citi scores $13bn custody, admin mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... well-positioned to continue our strong growth trajectory," Fiducian executive chair Indy Singh said. In 2023, Citi grew its Australian assets under custody and administration by 14%, including through mandates from Ausbil Investment Management and Prime ...