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WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... lodged in the Federal Court which was also denied. Now, WAM is calling to save in-person AGMs. Speaking to Financial Standard, Wilson said the 2022 AGM was different as COVID restrictions were still in place in Melbourne at the time and affirmed that ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... favourable, and there are healthy inflows. However, "the key negative is valuation," particularly in the US. Financial Standard reported earlier this month that the asset manager believes some big technology stocks are starting to look stretched, and ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... significant intergenerational wealth transfer. John O'Mahoney, a partner at Deloitte Access Economics, told Financial Standard that advice firms' profitability is back to pre-Royal Commission levels. "The number of financial advisers is now stable ...

ANZ staff axed over treasury bond scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
ANZ has provided an update on its investigations into its Australian Markets business in relation to a 2023 bond transaction. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said the bank had been working with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Insignia Financial looks to slash redundancy entitlements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... fallen on deaf ears and Mr. Hartley has chosen to ignore workers' concerns," she said. In a statement to Financial Standard, an Insignia Financial spokesperson said: "Insignia Financial is currently in negotiations with the FSU to develop a single ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... incentive capped at 30% of total remuneration, to be taken as shares in the company. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Sequoia received a notice from a disgruntled group of shareholders in April - who together held at least 5% of the company's ...

OnePath Custodians fined $11m for MySuper failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... Insignia group, which is one of the superannuation industry's largest participants. APRA expects a commensurately high standard of governance and risk management. "We expect trustees to adhere to the law and to have robust governance, compliance ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... union-appointed positions on an eight-member board held by CFMEU representatives. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard that the fund is a highly regulated financial institution and emphasised that its directors have a duty to act in the best interests ...

ASIC bans 'incompetent' financial services directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
ASIC has banned two former directors and responsible managers of XTrade, a trading platform that offers clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts. The directors, Shay Zakhaim and Anthony Anderson ...

ESSSuper appoints two executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... the new role, he is responsible for end-to-end member services, ensuring that members continue to receive the highest standard of support and service, ESSSuper chief executive Robbie Campo said. "In recent years, we've been strongly focused on enhancing ...