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Spaceship appoints new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... at employee management software firm Flare HR. He brings over two decades' experience in risk management and financial services, about half of which has been spent in financial regulation. He spent more than seven years in senior roles at ASIC, predominantly ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... across the country. Bigatton faced the Sydney District Court on May 16 and admitted to providing unlicensed financial services on behalf of another person contrary to section 911B (1) of the Corporations Act, which is the provision of financial services ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... and overseeing capital deployment. A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector. He spent more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head of impact ...

Social media influencers charged for promoting shady investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... prohibition," which means conducting regulated financial activities without proper authorisation, under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. This offense is punishable by a fine and/or up to two years in prison. Additionally, Nwanze, Thompson ...

Aware Super appoints general manager, strategy and transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... using data to lead solution design, and her first-hand experience working with AI and machine learning in a financial services environment, will be invaluable in helping us optimise our operations to ensure Aware Super's members enjoy the best possible ...

Vanguard selects next chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... commitment to put clients first, which is a hallmark of Vanguard's leadership team and culture." Ramji has been in financial services for over 25 years, spending the last decade at BlackRock. He was most recently global head of iShares and index investing ...

Former NSW adviser loses ban appeal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... upheld ASIC's decision to permanently ban Sean Sweeney. In February 2023 ASIC banned Sweeney from providing any financial services, performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business, and controlling an entity that carries ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... the Budget having been announced prior to its release, it has been generally well received by those in the financial services industry. Superannuation measures The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed measures to further strengthen ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
To better understand global investor expectations and practices, Deloitte, in partnership with a global marketing agency, developed a report from a survey of 2000 investors and 250 wealth management providers. The report provided several calls to action ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... that the regulatory distinction between retail and wholesale is applicable to a range of circumstances in the financial services sector and there's much broader implications than just for managed investment schemes." "We recommended that any review ...
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