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Sequoia backs budding investment manager

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... for eight years and held various roles including director and critical component at Qualis Capital. Hall is an experienced legal practitioner with demonstrated ability and success in leading and managing the delivery of legal services relating to commercial ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... harbour. This duty will apply only to financial advisers (relevant providers)." Jones said trustees will be provided with legal clarity around current practices for the payment of adviser service fees (accepted in principle Recommendation 7). Further ...

Women in Super appoints chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... deputy chief executive of Industry Super Australia. In addition to Women in Super, she also sits on the board of Victoria Legal Aid as a non-executive director. "Robbie Campo brings unparalleled experience and dedication to the role, and I very much ...

Cheques to wind down by 2030: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... digital deposits," it commented. The industry-backed campaign said a recent survey revealed 99% of Australians supported a legal right to choose cash to pay for food and essentials and are concerned about the possibility of a cashless society. "Cash ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... future sustainable finance taxonomy. "The agenda is not yet fully enacted, but ASIC will not hesitate to enforce the existing legal obligations as they stand," Longo said. "The prohibition against misleading and deceptive conduct is a longstanding element ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... governance, ensuring up-to-date algorithms, and addressing controversies will be crucial to maintain social license and avoid legal consequences. Data privacy: The increased use of big data and analytics raises ethical and legal issues related to privacy ...

Fractional farmland investing platform launches

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Real estate and advisory firm LAWD partnered with fractional investing platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratise ownership of Australian farmland. The offering sees a LAWD Bricklet 'head title' split into a co-ownership ...

MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... grounds. Obviously, we have relatively strong economic performance, stable political system, a well-tested regulatory and legal system at the macro level. And certainly, I think the issue around Australia is that we have not done a great job at marketing ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... friendship." Trapnell cited Harrison's work in developing the NextGen bootcamp for young advisers and Synchron's legal battle against the State Revenue Office of Victoria in relation to payroll tax being applied to the earnings of small advice ...

AMP fined $24m for charging deceased customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... and processes in recent years designed to prevent this from recurring. We engaged constructively with ASIC throughout the legal process, and we acknowledge today's judgment and the conclusion of the matter."