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Ponzi schemer succeeds at appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
A die-hard Collingwood Magpies fan who, with his wife, scammed friends they met through the football club of over $1 million, has had success at appeal. Douglas Johnston, together with his wife Maureen Johnston, were found by ASIC to have run a dodgy ...

Investors going in blind: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... or knowing when to trade stocks. Meanwhile, 35% of investors from Western Australia are getting investment advice from friends while 38% trust their families for advice. South Australians and Queenslanders are independent when it comes to getting investment ...

Milliman practice lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... support from members of the Australian superannuation and retirement fraternity - many of which I am now lucky to call friends and mentors," Matterson said. "Most of all, my thanks go to the Milliman staff - both past and present - that I have had the ...

New year, new chief for Aviva Investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... sustainability and responsible investment committee. Prior to Aviva Investors, Versey was chief investment officer at Friends Life Group and chief investment officer of AXA UK. Blanc said the appointment of Versey will help propel the business forward. ...

Ignition Advice chief exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... with Ignition and thanked its clients for their support and faith in the company. "Now is the time to focus on family, friends and the holidays. In the New Year I will look at how I can help to connect corporations, fintechs and investors and deliver ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... video segments. In response, according to the complaint, Facebook shut down the API that would have allowed Vine to access friends via Facebook," the FTC said. Responding to the action, Facebook's vice president and general counsel Jennifer Newstead ...

Dealer group chief executive departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... "As always it's the people you work with that make it all worthwhile and I've been fortunate to make some amazing friends both within IOOF and across the industry." Revealing the next phase of its Advice 2.0 strategy in September, IOOF has restructured ...

Pandemic proves value of advice: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... ones." But almost a third of unadvised Australians believe they are able to 'do-it-themselves' with help from family, friends and the internet while 20% are holding back because they believe they don't have enough wealth to engage one. The research showed ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
New research has revealed COVID-19 has altered Australian spending behaviour, with more households in a fragile financial position than ever before and facing reduced access to financial advice. The research from CoreData, presented at the Financial ...

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... employment. It's utterly false. When you're not on any income you do what you can to sustain yourself and neighbours and friends might help you out by paying you," Johns said. "Even Centrelink acknowledges there should be times when people can ...