Industry Updates

Outcome of AMP BOLR class action not expected until 2023

The outcome of the AMP Buyers of Last Resort class action suit is not expected until next year, an AMP spokesperson has confirmed to Professional Planner.

Perpetual rejects revised takeover proposal from BPEA and Regal

Perpetual has received another non-binding proposal from BPEA Private Equity and Regal Partners which it has rejected.

AMP ASTRUM Award winners announced

AMP kicked off its national conference in the Gold Coast last night with a dinner presenting the ASTRUM Awards, recognising practices and advisers in the network.

Major banks see rising profits despite tough economic outlook

The major banks reported a combined cash profit after tax of $28.5 billion, a 7.2 per cent increase from FY21 despite inflation and rising interest rates creating pressure on consumers.

iExtend appoints Senior Risk Manager

iExtend has appointed Lindsay Stark as a senior risk manager, who will provide support and expert guidance on the growing number of individual qualifying policies to be co-owned by iExtend.

ASIC places interim stop order on offers from Finnia

ASIC has placed an interim stop order on offers from Finnia Income in response to deficiencies in the issuer’s target market determination (TMD).

The coin flip odds of retirement confidence

Last year presented an anomaly where a much higher proportion of pre-retirees felt confident about their retirement propositions according to research from Investment Trends. Underperforming markets and high inflation this year have dampened expectations with only around half of this cohort confident about their post-work lives, in line with findings over the last decade.

LRBAs pose significant risks on SMSFs: Report

Research from the Council of Financial Regulators has further backed up its findings from three years ago that Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements in SMSFs could pose a significant risk to individual retirement savings.

CareSuper and Spirit Super exploring possibility of merging

Industry super funds CareSuper and Spirit Super have begun exploring the possibility of merging, but the projected combined pool will be below APRA’s preferred fund size.

HESTA, ReNu & Countrywide to develop green hydrogen

Health worker industry super fund HESTA has signed a term sheet with ReNu Energy and Countrywide Hydrogen to commit up to $100 million for the development of green hydrogen projects.

ASIC revokes DDO stop order on Neldner Road Vintners

An interim stop order placed by ASIC on Neldner Road Vintners in response to deficiencies in the issuers’ Target Market Determinations (TMD) has been revoked.

Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund wins Lonsec Sustainable Fund of the Year Award

The Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund (MCEIF) has won the Sustainable Fund of the Year Award for 2022.

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