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Former adviser jailed for six years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
A former financial adviser was sentenced to six years behind bars for committing a $650,000 fraud, using clients' SMSF savings to pay off his personal debts. Appearing before the Maroochydore District Court, former adviser Brett Gordon faced nine counts ...

Lonsec nabs Franklin Templeton sales director

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Marc Hraiki will join the Lonsec team as its first executive director, adviser sales and service. Hraiki's appointment to the newly created role follows the acquisition of Implemented Portfolios in August last year and the subsequent restructure of ...

High Court rejects Mayfair 101 plea

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney has seen his High Court appeal rejected, allowing ASIC's case against him to be retried in the Federal Court. In October 2022, the Full Federal Court ordered a retrial after it found ASIC's original case against Mawhinney ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Investors will likely benefit from considering newer levers to evolve their portfolios, including more defensive strategies while being selective, and look to Future Fund for inspiration. In an address on Tuesday, VanEck's head of investments and capital ...

ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The corporate and securities watchdog has commenced an investigation into the ASX's botched CHESS replacement program. The ASX, its subsidiaries ASX Clear and ASX Settlement, and responsible directors and officers are under scrutiny for their role ...

Mergers, performance dim super satisfaction: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Members are frustrated with their superannuation funds' performance and the drastic pace of consolidation in the industry, a new survey reveals. Roy Morgan's quarterly gauge of member satisfaction found that super funds were graded a 66.6% rating, down ...

Morrison Securities stake to net Sequoia $40m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Sequoia Financial Group is offloading 80% of Morrison Securities to a digital wealth platform for $40.5 million. The listed wealth group is divesting 80% of its equity interest in the stockbroker to New Quantum Holdings, leaving Sequoia's balance sheet ...

ASIC charges former investment company executives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Benjamin Hornigold's former chief executive and chief financial officer face charges for dishonest breach of duties and misleading the ASX. ASIC alleges former chief executive Stuart McAuliffe and former chief financial officer Samuel Elderfireld failed ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
National Advice Solutions was convicted in a Queensland court for cold-calling consumers and trying to convince them to switch their super fund, copping a $70,000 fine. National Advice Solutions' AFSL was cancelled in December and its two responsible ...

Financial Circle director convicted, fined

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
A director of the now defunct financial services firm has been convicted of managing a corporation and fined $6000. Joshua David Fuoco pleaded guilty to the charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The charge arose from an ASIC investigation that ...