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PM Capital forges ahead with LIC merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
PM Capital is urging shareholders to allow its PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) to take over the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF). This follows a Federal Court order that states PAF should convene and hold a meeting with its shareholders ...

ASIC bans adviser over Linchpin, Endeavour fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Queensland-based financial adviser for three years after recommending clients into the Investport Income Opportunity Fund. Keith Robert McDermott was an authorised representative of The FinancialLink Group and has been ...

ASIC shuts down unlicensed investment scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
An unlicensed financial services firm that allegedly misappropriated $5.7 million from self-managed superannuation fund members is in the process of being shut down by ASIC. ASIC obtained interim orders and injunctions from the Queensland Federal Court ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Piper Alderman launched a class action against E&P Financial Group and its former chief executive Alan Dixon for allegedly providing conflicted financial advice and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. The law firm has taken Dixon and E&P Financial ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges relating to misselling consumer credit insurance. The charges were brought by ASIC and relate to CBA's promotion and sale of CreditCard Plus and Loan Protection policies as an add-on insurance ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Two major pieces of legislation have been introduced in parliament, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The scheme facilitates the reimbursement of up to $150,000 to compensate consumers affected by bad personal advice, credit intermediation ...

Unpaid super tops $5bn per year: ISA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
Latest analysis by Industry Super Australia shows about $5 billion in super went unpaid in the 2018-19 financial year, owed to about three million workers. On average, Australian workers lose about $1700 in superannuation each year, ISA said, amounting ...

Federation AM partners with BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
Federation Asset Management has entered into a joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets to invest in childcare real estate in Australia. The joint venture will acquire Federation's Australian childcare real estate assets as well as fund future acquisitions ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
A former Freedom Insurance director and consultant will head to Federal Court for their alleged involvement in aggressive sales tactics. ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Freedom Insurance managing director of Keith Cohen and ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... monetary and fiscal policies and businesses and consumers' reaction function to these. So far, most central banks (led by the Fed) still thinks that the recent surge in inflation is transitory. More recently, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen noted ...