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ASIC cracks down on Prospero for reporting failures

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
The corporate regulator recently suspended the AFSL of Melbourne-based over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer Prospero Markets (Prospero). The penalty comes after the Forex and CFD trading platform, which services mainly Chinese-speaking clients ...

Former adviser misled ASIC during investigation: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
A former Shaw and Partners financial adviser was charged with two counts of providing false or misleading information to ASIC during the regulator's investigation into his misconduct. Kristofer Ridgway allegedly provided false information during ...

Fee consent forms, FDS overhaul concerns FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) expressed concerns about Treasury's proposal to abolish fee consent forms and Fee Disclosure Statements (FDS) in its response to the first round of reforms. Currently, advisers must produce an annual ...

Advisers, accountants ramp up partnerships

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... Prosperity Advisers Group merged with a Brisbane-based accounting firm P+Y Accountants and Business Advisors. ASX-listed Count ramped up its acquisition of accounting firms in 2023. This included acquiring Canberra-based Allan Watt Accounting in November ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
Vanguard predicts that developed countries will grapple with "mild recessions" in 2024 as they manage a "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. The global fund manager warned in its A return to sound money report that interest rates will remain ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
Research by CoreLogic suggests the Australian housing market is heading towards an inflection point, with the rate of growth in home values becoming more diverse but generally weakening. According to the research, commissioned by NAB for its December ...

Mirova seeks €350m for new sustainable land management fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
Natixis Investment Managers affiliate Mirova has successfully completed its Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) fund and started a new strategy, the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 (MSLF2), aiming to raise €350 million from public bodies and institutional ...

GSFM to distribute Access Capital Partners offering to HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
GSFM has partnered with Parisian firm Access Capital Partners (ACP) to distribute its European infrastructure and smaller buyout strategies to local wealthy investors and family offices. GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said the partnership will ...

J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has listed two more active ETFs, taking the total number of listed products to 11. While the JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (JPGB) is listed on Cboe Australia, the JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
ASIC has identified a trend among some online trading providers, presenting high-risk investment opportunities to retail investors, a shift emerging amid the fluctuating market conditions and the decline in retail trading activity post-pandemic. In ...