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Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
A former financial adviser who was jailed for stealing more than $1 million from his clients' superannuation to feed a gambling problem is now permanently banned from the industry. In September 2023, Mark Raymond Sebo was found guilty of misappropriating ...

Centric hires chief client officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
Martin Morris will become Centric's chief client officer after a six-month stint at Sequoia Financial Group (Sequoia). In his new role, Morris will lead efforts to strengthen Centric's relationships with its clients and improve their overall ...

BlackRock appoints Aussie head, builds out NZ business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Former deputy head of BlackRock Australasia Jason Collins will step into the role of head of Australia. This comes as the global fund manager prepares to open a New Zealand office. In his new role, Collins will continue to report to Andrew Landman ...

UniSuper appoints chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
The $124 billion super fund will welcome a new chief risk officer this month, making the jump from Cbus. Wade Martin will join UniSuper in the role on February 21. He is currently chief risk officer at Cbus, a role he's held since August 2019. Martin ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
The investment company, managed by Wilson Asset Management, intends to make an off-market takeover bid for QV Equities Limited (QVL). The offer involves exchanging one share of WAM Leaders for every 1.4675 shares of QVE. Entities associated with WAM ...

ASIC files contempt orders against repeat offender

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
ASIC has filed a contempt application in the Federal Court against former Wealth & Risk Management (WRM) director Joshua David Fuoco. In February 2018, the Melbourne-based wealth manager was ordered by the Federal Court not to carry on or be involved ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Of the almost 29,000 candidates that sat the CFA Institute's latest Level I exam, just 35% passed. Some 28,953 candidates sat the Level I CFA Program across the globe in November 2023. Of these, 35% were successful and can now apply to sit the Level ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
An overwhelming majority of experts and economists (89%) expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold the cash rate in February, according to the latest Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey. The study, which surveyed 19 experts and economists, also found ...

Stake names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
A former BlackRock executive will take the helm at Stake as the trading platform's co-founder Matt Leibowitz steps down from the post. Jon Howie, who joined Stake in August as chief commercial officer, has been promoted to the top job. Before Stake ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Once again, Financial Standard readers were captivated by the evolving superannuation landscape, with this year's top stories largely focused on this space. However, there was one particular executive move that simply couldn't be scrolled past. ...