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Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... taking part in the class action in applying to the complaints authority seeking further redress under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Following further correspondence required by the judge, it was found that "each relevant complaint will ...

Praemium loses $700m due to adviser transitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... clients away from Powerwrap. In its March quarterly update, Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker said the Powerwrap scheme experienced $53 million in new outflows for the quarter. "This was a significant retreat from the elevated $334 million in ...

ESSSuper faces class action threat over unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... allowances in superannuation calculations for some members of its Transport Superannuation Fund - a closed defined benefit scheme exclusive to employees of a transport authority who joined between 1 July 1988 and 31 December 1993. In some cases, ESSSuper ...

FCA issues notices to Link Fund Solutions, Woodford

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... about any proposed sanctions," the regulator said. Last February, UK courts approved a £230 million ($442m) compensation scheme for the victims of WEIF. FCA joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight Therese Chambers said: "Link Fund ...

'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
Lanterne Fund Services was issued a $1.25 million penalty by the Federal Court for failing to comply with basic obligations, including operating with almost no compliance staff or risk management processes. In July 2022, ASIC issued civil penalty proceedings ...

James Mawhinney arrested as Mayfair 101 saga rolls on

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... a years-long battle with ASIC now, with the regulator taking him to court for operating what it believes to be a Ponzi scheme and Mawhinney fighting the claims and accusing ASIC of its own misconduct in pursuing him. In the latest instalment, Mawhinney ...

Court delays DASS class action settlement approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... comprises the glut of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's complaints as well as the newly launched Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Separately, E&P chief financial officer and joint company secretary Stephen Hill will leave the company ...

Nest appoints interim chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... will run an open process to appoint a permanent chief executive during 2024. Nest is the UK government's workplace pension scheme, established in 2008. It currently invests £39 billion ($74.8 billion) on behalf of its 13 million members, making it one ...

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 ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Infrastructure should be considered as an equally vital asset class for institutional investors as traditional asset classes, according to the latest annual IFM Investors Infrastructure Outlook. Although infrastructure has a proven track record as a ...
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