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Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
A former adviser who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2019 will have his case retried, having successfully argued there was a miscarriage of justice. Ben Jayaweera was a financial adviser and director of now-defunct Growth ...

Index investing of greater benefit: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
In a new paper, Vanguard argues that most investors' best chance of maximising net returns lies with index investing and that it is rare for active managers to see persistent outperformance. In a recent research paper, Vanguard outlined the benefits ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... more than twice as far as the rest of the world during the pandemic. Such circumstances made it easier to make up lost ground. A crux to Australia's stellar dividend performance, the report said banking and mining once again accounted for the lion's ...

FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia will welcome a new chair next month as Marisa Broome's term comes to an end. The result of a long-term succession plan, current deputy chair David Sharpe will take over as chair on May 1, based in Perth. ...

Millennial super fund fails to GROW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... other disruptors based their offering on low-cost, passive solutions. As other 'millennial' funds failed to gain ground and ultimately closed, like Zuper and GigSuper, GROW Super appeared to be withstanding the test of time. In 2021, GROW Super ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... Bond, senior director, sustainability consulting (APAC), Elevate. Bond noted that Elevate conducts investigations on the ground in various markets to gain a grounded view on labour and human rights related issues, as well as conducting a data analytics ...

Mawhinney appeals 20-year ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has launched an appeal against his 20-year ban from financial services. Mawhinney is also appealing a $30 million penalty handed down in the Federal Court to Mayfair 101 for misleading advertising. "The events of ...

Mantis adds Zerocap crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... "Clients have been asking Mantis how they should approach digital assets both as a digital gold alternative and a hunting ground for alpha. Our view is that partnering with the right team in the digital asset space is critical. "The onshore custody and ...

Nucleus Wealth launches direct indexing option

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... the amount invested. Financial Standard recently looked at the rise of direct indexing and the possibility of it gaining ground in Australia.

Blacktower launches in Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... it said. "We knew there was a real opportunity for the group in Australia and we were keen to set up operations on the ground to meet that demand," Blacktower group managing director Gavin Pluck said. "Australia is an exciting market for us, and we are ...