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Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Boce said when he rang the call centre to ask why the information was not given, he was taken aback by the answer. "The staff member told me [Vision Super] had a new policy not to provide information to anyone offshore. I said that was ridiculous - half ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Poinsettia Capital said. "First-time developer-builders - despite often having highly experienced construction professionals on staff - struggle to secure the flexible capital needed to break ground," Poinsettia Capital said. "The result is a widening ...

Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Wilson Asset Management has promoted three staffers following the launch of two new investment companies this year - an income style product and a fund that backs companies run by founders. William Liu, Anna Milne, and Shaun Weick have taken on new ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed, 40% spent less than $100,000 on internal compliance staff compared to 29% in 2024. More than half (57%) spent less than $50,000 on external compliance services as opposed to 39% last ...

ASX admits CHESS tech staff 'stretched'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
The ASX has completed a resourcing and capability review for CHESS, after an outage occurred in late December 2024 which saw a "technical issue" on the CHESS Batch Settlement that disrupted and delayed several days' trade settlements. This outage ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... administrative complexities. "This will enhance the workflows of our chief investment officer teams, wealth advisors and operational staff, providing clients with a holistic view of their wealth, encompassing both public and private investments," she ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual System Issues Insight Report, to address industry practices and reduce consumer complaints. In the first half of 2024-25, 235 matters were reported affecting 187,855 consumers ...

MAX Awards 2025 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 Financial Standard MAX Awards. The finalists for the 2025 MAX Awards have been selected across 20 categories, including a new Rising Star of the Year - Marketing award. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) ...

Equity Story to buy advisory firm Baker Young

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... contribute" to Equity Story's revenue and recurring income. It will also include a profit-share model for Baker Young advisers and staff, a model which is aimed at attracting more advisors as the group expands. The transaction will see Equity Story absorb ...
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