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BTFM, Asgard Capital fined $3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... able to have trust in them." ASIC commenced proceedings against Westpac's subsidiaries in August 2020. It was only in October 2016 that a customer identified the erroneous charges. Westpac said in a statement: "The allegations concern the inadvertent ...

ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... complaints". In the recent AFCA complaint statistics, just 0.6% of the total 80,833 complaints received during the period 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020, were made against stockbrokers, she said. "We call on the government to urgently review the ...

Janus Henderson hires global operations chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... manager has hired from State Street to appoint a global chief operating officer. James Lowry will join Janus Henderson on October 1. The newly created role is based in London and reports to Janus Henderson chief executive Dick Weil and is a part of the ...

ASIC consults on anti-hawking rules

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... has opened consultation for the proposed ban to hawking of financial products. Anti-hawking reforms are slated for an October 5 start. They are a part of the government's response to the Hayne Royal Commission, which said hawking meant Australians were ...

ASIC prepares licensees for reference checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... released more information on what financial advisers can expect from the new reference checking laws, which take effect on October 1. New protocols administered by ASIC requires a licensee recruiting a prospective financial adviser to request a reference ...

ASIC spells out IDR reporting

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... standards and requirements were published in Regulatory Guide 271 Internal dispute resolution (RG 271) and come into effect on October 5. Under it, efficient complaints handling became an obligation under the Corporations Act. ASIC will also consider ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... and Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) via a successor fund transfer that came into effect on 1 October 2000. In the 21 years since, it has largely stayed away from mergers barring some smaller corporate funds in the research sector ...

PineBridge launches Asia small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... 's list of the t op 30 female fund managers in the world. In USD terms, the underlying fund returned 14.61% p.a. since October 2008 to May end, compared to MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Net Return's 9.46% p.a. over the period. It is ranked #1 ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... returns came as government bond yields traded in a wide range and experienced volatility. Active managers had it rough in October 2020 but benefited from the spike in inflation expectations that contributed to a repricing of risk and steeping of sovereign ...

WAM Global performance rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... and were progressing with confidential discussions to maximise shareholder value, after first announcing the review in October last year. On completion, TGG chair Chris Freeman will join the WGB board and WAM will manage the TGG assets. Net assets will ...