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ASIC issues warning over scammers using fake AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
ASIC has issued a fresh warning over the increase in the sophistication of fake bond and term deposit scams. ASIC said scammers are impersonating little-known legitimate financial services businesses, often those without a website or digital footprint. ...

Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... AMP Financial Planning continue to hold the lion's share. Rainmaker's analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) shows that the population dipped 2% from 15,881 this time last year. The numbers appear to waver around this figure as ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... and 37 other countries. Gini coefficients, a common measure of income distribution inequality, among these countries register above 0.4, which Oxfam said hits the warning level set by the United Nations. On a scale from zero to one, a Gini coefficient ...

Bell Asset Management announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
Bell Asset Management (BAM) has announced its new chief executive after commencing the search back in January. Michael Lovett will join BAM as chief executive, effective April 15. He was most recently head of superannuation at Vanguard, where he spearheaded ...

Class action building against GEMI Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... "Investors who have suffered any capital or financial loss as a result of entrusting their money to GEMI are encouraged to register with us so that they may be kept informed of developments in the prospective representative class action." GEMI is a privately ...

Government introduces company merger overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... transactions that pose a risk to competition, consumers, and the economy," Chalmers and Leigh said. Additionally, a public register of all mergers and acquisitions will be established to encourage transparency, accountability, and competition. "The reforms ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) today opened its doors, ready to compensate about 2000 claimants who have long waited for redress. Inaugural CSLR chief executive David Berry told a media briefing: "We look forward to supporting a number ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) announced it will focus on the misuse of complex corporate structures this year. ACNC commissioner Sue Woodward said the commission is "becoming increasingly concerned about the misuse of ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Financial advisers in the UK are being asked to examine their processes when providing retirement income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the ...
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