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Macquarie cops US$80m from SEC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The US securities watchdog fined Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) US$80 million after a subsidiary fudged the valuations of collateralised mortgage obligations (CMOs) within a fixed income strategy. Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
ASIC's case against Rest, in which it alleged the super fund misled members about their ability to transfer superannuation out of the fund, has been thrown out by the Federal Court. The case focused on Rest's past practices around rollover requests ...

ASX-listed firm invests with Osmosis

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Osmosis Investment Management, which is part of Clearway Capital Solutions' stable, has won a mandate from an ASX-listed firm. Evans and Partners allocated an undisclosed amount to Osmosis' Resource Efficient Ex Fossil Fuels Fund. The fund applies ...

APRA alleges First Super co-chair breached director duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
First Super co-chair Michael O'Connor has stepped down following allegations by APRA that he breached his duties as a director in relation to a contract between the fund and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). In addition ...

VFMC appoints deputy chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced an addition to the board and a new deputy chair. Tom Considine will be deputy chair of the quasi-sovereign wealth fund. A partner at Sayers Group, Considine joined the VFMC board in 2021 with ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
E&P Financial Group's 7400 advised-client base saw their wealth jump 26% to nearly $30 billion, while former clients under the defunct Dixon Advisory continue to struggle to access recourse. The ASX-listed wealth firm boasted it oversaw $29.4 billion ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
ASIC has won its case against Bit Trade, the operator of Kraken in Australia, after the crypto exchange was found to have not complied with design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to its customers. Bit Trade's ...

ASIC locks eyes on super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has unveiled its corporate plan for the next 12 months, with the superannuation industry in the firing line. ASIC said its review of the superannuation industry has been a multi-year project ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Industry funds BUSSQ and Cbus have defended their respective boards' close ties to the CFMEU, saying all representatives satisfy the fit and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime ...

Boutique ESG fund manager folds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Boutique Ethical Partners Funds Management is shutting its doors after seven years in operation. Chief executive Matt Nacard and investment director Nathan Parkin established the firm in late 2017 and launched the flagship Ethical Partners Australian ...