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Franklin Templeton's Western AM hit with US$100m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... and its disclosures to clients, including that its investment allocations would be done in a manner that was fair and equitable. The practice is known as 'cherry-picking', in which Leech would place trades with brokers and routinely wait until ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... community participation and capacity building daily activities will be reset and New Framework Planning will deliver more equitable, consistent and sustainable participants plans from 1 April 2027," the budget read. The government will invest $821.2 ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... this to change," Burgio said. "This rule is getting in the way of our young Rest members building a fairer and more equitable retirement. Our analysis has shown that scrapping the rule could add thousands to their retirement balances. "We wholeheartedly ...

Another former Venture Egg adviser slapped with four-year ban

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... acted in clients' best interests, while Venture Egg has been ordered by the Federal Court to be wound up on "just and equitable grounds" on March 25, appointing a liquidator. Hogan applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC's ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
AllianceBernstein (AB), the subsidiary investment management firm of Equitable Holdings, has announced a new leader to oversee the company alongside its chief executive Seth Bernstein. As president, Onur Erzan will partner with Bernstein to prioritise ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Meanwhile, Rest chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neil expressed the need for a fairer and more equitable super system. "We've made 10 policy recommendations to the government that we believe will support fairer and more equitable ...

ASIC accuses ALAMMC Group directors of contempt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... appointed in the ensuing months. Last month, the remaining ALAMMC Group of companies were ordered to be wound up on just and equitable grounds over significant concerns identified by the receivers about investor funds and the viability of the businesses ...

TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... work with TAL to amplify the perspectives of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, to achieve more equitable health outcomes and a better-connected mental healthcare experience for people no matter where they live across the country." ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... helping them achieve the legislated government objective of a "dignified retirement, alongside government support, in an equitable and sustainable way." Manserra points to the new generation of innovative retirement income stream (IRIS) products which ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
While the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) supports sensible reforms to make superannuation "more equitable", it - like many industry bodies - believes the taxing of unrealised capital gains and the lack of indexation can pose compliance challenges ...
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