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Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A judge has ordered financial adviser Canna Campbell to pay $113,791.50 in legal costs after she was found guilty of trademark infringement. Justice Manousaridis in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ordered Campbell, founder of SugarMamma TV and ...

Former financial adviser sanctioned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... in any entity involved in financial services, or provide financial services. Additionally, he is forbidden from offering legal, accounting, or advisory services to entities engaged in financial services. Jaidka runs an accountancy firm, K2 Advisors ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... provide financial services, or act in a managerial capacity of any entity operating a financial services business or providing legal, accounting or other advisory services to a financial services business. Sciacca also reinforced ASIC's focus on ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... completion of the AMP Capital sales, built momentum in our cost-out program, and resolved a number of significant legacy legal matters. In addition, we have continued to reduce net debt, implemented further business simplification initiatives, invested ...

Crypto fintech needed AFSL, court says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... to keep "testing the regulatory perimeter." "This is a significant judgment providing greater insight to the market and legal practitioners as to types of crypto-related products that may fall within the remit of existing financial services laws, albeit ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders against Keystone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... manner." ASIC said it is concerned the product disclosure statements (PDS) contain misleading statements regarding Keystone's legal role in unregistered schemes the fund invests in; inadequate disclosures around the nature, quantum and risks associated ...

Novigi completes QMV Solutions deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... wealth management and related technology sectors as Australia's pool of super savings grows. The deal also includes QMV Legal, which provides advice to entities on issues including superannuation and financial services law; investments and ESG management ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... we are pairing up the presenters so that we can offer a different lens to the delegates. So, it's not just strictly a legal view or an accounting view. We've tried in most of the sessions to incorporate an audit perspective because we recognise ...

Family offices struggling to recruit: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Over three in four family offices across the globe are finding it difficult to recruit legal and compliance staff, new research by Ocorian reveals. Ocorian's latest global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives, including 50 family office investment ...