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ANZ breached disclosure laws in 2015 raise: Court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... $2.5 billion from institutional investors. The finding follows the failure of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's criminal case against ANZ and its underwriters last year. Federal Court Justice Moshinsky said that if the information ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... situation in which a business or an investor could be seen supporting either side of the conflict, such as towards the commission of a violation of IHL could have legal implications that flow from that, including, in some cases, war crimes complicity," ...

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
The government's proposed tax on superannuation balances exceeding $3 million could adversely impact up to 50,000 self-managed super fund members (SMSF), including posing liquidity challenges. According to a recent report conducted by the International ...

AMP shareholder class action settlement slashed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... class action, which combined several lawsuits following revelations of the firm's misconduct during the Hayne Royal Commission, alleged that AMP failed to disclose critical market information that could have affected the share price. This included charging ...

Aussies largely unsure of legacy plan: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
While 67% of Australians feel confident they'll be able to leave a legacy when they pass away, only 14% actually have a plan in place to do so, according to new research from Generation Life (Gen Life). In June, Gen Life commissioned global research ...

Fixed income expected to be hotter than stocks: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
According to Geneva-based investment house Managing Partners Group (MPG), 92% of institutional investors and wealth managers believe ongoing market volatility and the prospect of recession will make fixed income more attractive than equities over the ...

Family office executives take investment reins: Ocorian

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
Improved professionalisation has seen a "significant transformation" in the family office sector, with executives increasingly empowered to manage family assets in-house, according to a new study by Ocorian. As part of the study, conducted earlier in ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Switkowski, a business leader, as opposed to an ethicist, speaks to the nature and purpose of the report which PwC sought to commission and which they have produced." She further explained that Switkowski's report is modest in comparison to the misconduct ...

AMP challenges BOLR court ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
AMP is appealing the Federal Court's Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) ruling that determined in favour of AMP Financial Planning advisers who saw the valuations of businesses slashed by 40%. AMP filed a Notice of Appeal in the Federal Court yesterday ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
DWS Investment Management's American operations will pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission US$25 million to settle charges stemming from greenwashing claims and failures to develop an anti-money laundering (AML) program for mutual funds it advised. ...