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E&P chief exits early

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
E&P Financial Group has exited its chief executive Peter Anderson one month earlier than flagged. The ASX-listed wealth firm announced that its board "determined to bring forward the succession by one month to today's date [December 1], marking the ...

ASIC confirms adviser registration deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... relevant financial products, and the AFSLs that authorised the relevant provider at the relevant time, will be breaking the law, ASIC said. "It is crucial that AFS licensees and Relevant Providers understand their obligations in relation to relevant ...

AIMCo, New Agriculture buy Kimberley Cattle Portfolio

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and New Agriculture are set to jointly acquire the Kimberley Cattle Portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The Kimberley Cattle Portfolio (Yougawalla Pastoral Co and Argyle Cattle Co) is a large-scale cattle ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has selected Bank of England (BoE) executive Andrew Hauser as its new deputy governor and as a member of the Reserve Bank board. Hauser is set to begin his five-year term in January, bringing with him over three decades ...

New bill to strip treasurer of RBA monetary policy veto powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
The government will introduce a bill to parliament this week that proposes abolishing the treasurer's power to override the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) monetary policy decisions. Treasurer Jim Chalmers today announced the government's plans ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
AMP will pay $100 million to settle the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action - an amount double what it initially provisioned. The wealth manager announced this morning it has reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers ...

Perth Mint enters voluntary enforceable undertaking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Perth Mint has entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with AUSTRAC to improve compliance with Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws. In August, the financial crimes regulator ordered the appointment of ...

SEC sues Kraken exchange again

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency without having registered any of those functions with the Commission as required by law. The failure has, therefore, deprived investors of significant protections, including inspection by the SEC, recordkeeping ...

Objective of super bill lands in parliament

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... mechanisms, particularly the Age Pension. It also requires policymakers to justify how any future changes to superannuation law are consistent with the legislated objective to Parliament and the Australian public. However, the objective will not alter ...

Rest hires policy lead from HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... Burgio has a legal background, including eight years as a senior associate focused on employment and industrial relations law at Maurice Blackburn. At Rest, he will report to chief people, strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neill. He will ...