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ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024

... enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing between funds and critical service providers including custodians, administrators, and tech providers; develop industry-wide frameworks to combat financial and cybercrime; connect the superannuation sector ...

Court appoints receivers to Keystone, Master Shield Fund

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024

The Federal Court has appointed new receivers and administrators to Keystone Asset Management, as ASIC attempts to identify where more than $100 million of investors' money has gone. The Federal Court appointed Jason Tracy and Lucica Palaghia of ...

More than 11k businesses call in administrators

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024

... most companies enter administration in FY24 at 4634, followed by Victoria (2862) and Queensland at third with 2036 administrators appointed. Other states maintain the figure well below 800, with Northern Territory only seen 43 companies exercising the ...

Beaconsfield takes control of New Quantum

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024

... the sole secured creditor of New Quantum Holdings with $50 million invested, said the appointment of receivers or administrators does not directly affect New Quantum, Morrison Securities, or the other subsidiaries, which have independent management ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024

... independent corporate super fund. The fund ultimately chose ART because it's "one of the largest defined benefit administrators" and has the expertise to "administer a complex fund like Qantas Super," which comprises defined benefit and accumulation ...

SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024

... reason. Most established SMSFs get advice from accountants, while newly established SMSFs prefer advice from SMSF administrators. Both groups, those with and without advisers, say they need help with tax and retirement strategies. They want advice on ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024

... "This research busts the outdated myth that the gender pay gap exists because more women are nurses, carers and administrators while more men are lawyers, bankers, and pilots," Griselda said. Under the Workplace Relations Act 1996, employers must provide ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024

ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on updated regulatory guidelines for external administrators and controllers when reporting and lodging statutory reports about alleged misconduct. The proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 16 External ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024

... requirements." The consequences for third-party providers supporting the system are clear, Mercer said, looking at administrators, custodians, insurers, investment managers and asset consultants, and actuaries and auditors. Having already reduced in ...

Quinn family rescues beloved Sara Lee

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024

... Lea from voluntary administration more than a decade ago has now saved iconic dessert brand, Sara Lee. Sara Lee's administrators at FTI Consulting announced on Monday that the company, which went into voluntary administration last year, had been purchased ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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