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'Significant deficiencies' lead APRA to act against NGS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... conditions as it looks to remedy "significant deficiencies" in its cyber controls. As first reported by Financial Standard, on March 17 the super fund's systems were compromised in a cyber-attack, with "some limited data" accessed. NGS was adamant ...

Fahour takes top job at Gurner Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... leadership roles." Fahour's last chief executive post was at troubled consumer finance group Latitude Financial, where he left in March following a cybersecurity breach affecting 14 million people. Previously, he served as chief executive of Australia ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... where her spouse was a member and director of the trustee for six years. She had served as an approved SMSF auditor since March 2013 and worked as an accountant for more than 30 years. Townshend opted to appeal her disqualification to the AAT, claiming ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... While he initially attempted to appeal ASIC's decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Fong pleaded guilty on March 24. In sentencing yesterday, her Honour Judge Zempilas noted that there was a degree of persistence in Fong Financial Planners' ...

BBY manager charged with aiding and abetting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... fund a margin payment to ASX Clear thus breached BBY's obligation to hold the money on trust. ASIC further alleged that in March 2015, Yuen authorised similar transfers that should not have taken place. Yuen instructed St George Bank to transfer $350,000 ...

Australian Retirement Trust adds $12.3bn via CBA Group Super transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... the transfer of AvSuper, which it agreed to in February this year, and Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, committed to in March. That same month it confirmed it was undertaking a successor fund transfer with Oracle Superannuation Plan.

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... returns from institutional-grade farmland have exceeded 10% over all one-year periods since 2015, except for the period to March 2021. The Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is another investment impairment, as the lack of a clear benchmark ...

Pacific Current Group wraps up buyout talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... Partners had lobbed a bid to buy PAC for $7.50 per share plus 2.2 GQG shares per PAC share, representing $3.62, back in March. It partnered with River Capital on the proposal but ultimately abandoned the attempt in late September, saying PAC had provided ...

ASIC strips institutional broker's AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... Advisory Services' AFSL has also been suspended, effective October 3. The corporate advisory firm's suspension lasts until 27 March 2024, with ASIC poised to cancel its licence if it fails to rectify "outstanding obligations" by this deadline. First ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September's 4% WPI represents a 26-year high not observed since the March quarter of 2009. Speaking to Financial Standard, Mousina said the noticeable increase resulted from a tight labour market ...