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Court rejects Linchpin director appeal

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024

... range of reasonable decisions, and one cannot infer any misapplication of principle from that outcome," Justice Jackman said. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the outcome should act as a reminder to directors of Responsible Entities that operate managed ...

APRA calls out high-cost super platforms

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024

... need to have robust product governance in place to ensure they meet their product design and distribution obligations under ASIC Regulatory Guide 274. This includes determining an appropriate target market and ensuring the distribution of the product ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024

... between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier this month, ASIC released the findings of its review of product issuers' compliance with the ...

ASIC updates and reissues RG 121

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reissued RG 121 to provide updated guidance to individuals and companies from outside Australia that wish to conduct a financial services business in Australia. The newest version replaces ...

ASIC, RBA handed new financial market infrastructure powers

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024

ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have been given new powers under new financial market infrastructure laws to enhance their licensing, supervisory, and enforcement abilities. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and ...

Court freezes assets of company director

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024

... leave Australia. The companies in question are ALAMMC Developments, SDAMF, Harvey Madison Capital, and Coral Coast Mutual. ASIC began investigating McWilliams and the associated companies earlier this year after receiving information from the Queensland ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024

... and raised no objections until 2018. It dismissed ASIC's claims and ordered it to pay 80% of Rest's legal costs. ASIC has 28 days to appeal the judgment but hasn't indicated that it will, only that it will consider the judgement carefully. ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024

... debacle, such as how the money was lost, what role directors and senior management played, what role product played, and why ASIC failed to adequately investigate and take action in a timely way, despite numerous complaints from as early as 2008," she ...

Director pleads guilty to 'dishonestly' obtaining near $1m

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024

... contravening s192e(1)(b) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (Crimes Act), with a further four offences to be considered on sentencing, ASIC said. The offences took place between October 2015 and May 2020, where McCabe obtained $940,350 from eight victims, seven of ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024

ASIC is updating the default rate of nominal wage inflation in its relief instrument, which will affect those who provide superannuation forecasts. The default rate of nominal wage inflation will decrease from 4% p.a. to 3.7% p.a. in ASIC (Superannuation ...

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Entireti appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:45PM

The nation's largest financial advice group will soon welcome its first chief investment officer.

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:09PM

Insignia Financial has opened its books to Bain Capital after it matched CC Capital Partners' revised takeover offer.

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Australian Ethical says tech and AI will be important themes driving markets in 2025 but it is watching out for "curveballs".

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:24PM

Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management.

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