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ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... see the corporate regulator in the Federal Court for several alleged breaches of the Corporations Act 2001. Between 26 October 2015 to 27 August 2018, ASIC alleges that Equiti FS paid three advisers bonuses worth $164,750 for property purchases made ...

UBS AM chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... stepped up to oversee the Australia and New Zealand region in the interim. Bryce Doherty led the asset management unit from October 2013 and was the head of wholesale prior to his promotion. The firm said Doherty will leave in June to "pursue new challenges ...

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
From October 5 super funds must have stronger internal dispute resolution systems but a new ASIC survey shows many are still overshooting the 45-day deadline for resolving member complaints. The new IDR rules were set out in RG 271 introduced last July. ...

BTIG names co-heads of APAC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... and prior to that was an executive at UBS, working across portfolio trading and beta solutions. Harrison joined BTIG in October 2009, working as an executive director across sales, outsourced trading, hedge fund consulting and prime brokerage before ...

Jarden gets market participant licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... executing trades directly to markets," Vanderzeil said. The Kiwi investment bank has been on a hiring spree in Australia since October 2020. It recently formed a strategic alliance with Japanese Nomura in Australia and New Zealand.

APRA extends IDII overhaul deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... another year to have the policy contract term measure for individual disability income insurance (IDII) in full force by 1 October 2022. The prudential regulator has acknowledged the challenges life insurers are facing, expressing this in a letter dated ...

Kapstream co-founder announces career break

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... Janus Henderson subsidiary, will exit to take a "bittersweet" career break. Nick Maroutsos' last day is slated for 1 October 2021. He co-founded Kapstream in 2006 with Kumar Palghat, a former PIMCO executive. California-based Maroutsos was also a ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... GDP) this fiscal year but it's a lot less than ($52.7 billion to be exact) than $213.7 billion (11% of GDP) forecast October 2020. The budget deficit would have been much worse had the government not intervened, with worse economic outcomes. There ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Some 170 million people have received the first phase of the second phase of the vaccinations," Siva said. By the end of October, there will be about 400 million people with the vaccination and anyone living in urban areas, which tend to be congested ...

Former adviser cops eight-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... for a total of $1.4 million from Nulis Nominees Australia, the trustee of the MLC Super Fund between November 2016 and October 2017.