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Industry leaders join Prospa board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Two prominent female financial services executives have joined the board of online small business lender Prospa. Gail Pemberton and Fiona Trafford-Walker have been appointed as independent non-executive directors, while current director Greg Ruddock ...

Aurora repays stolen $1 million

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Aurora Funds Management has repaid the $1 million misappropriated from its Buy-Write Income Trust (AUP). The money, which Aurora traced to SIV Asset Management (SAM), formerly known as Aurora Funds Limited, was fully repaid into AUP. In addition, Aurora ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... a range of blue-chip, global organisations including Deloitte, Accenture, BCG, Booz Allen, BT Financial Group, CSC, GE Capital, National Australia Bank, and Westpac. His experience covers a range of industries in Australia, USA, South Korea and New Zealand ...

Aurora appoints new CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Aurora Funds Management has appointed a new chief financial officer following the previous CFO's termination after $1 million disappeared from a listed trust in November. Adrian Martin joins Aurora from Marshall Investments, where he was also chief ...

WAM pulls out of takeover deal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
Wilson Asset Management, via WAM Capital, withdrew its intention to make a takeover bid for Molopo Energy following the latter making a disqualifying transaction. WAM chair Geoff Wilson explained to the ASX that the takeover bid was announced "following ...

Aurora traces stolen $1 million to former owner

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
Aurora Funds Management, which terminated the employment of its chief financial officer after $1 million disappeared from a listed trust in November, has traced the missing money to its former parent company, also listed on the ASX. Aurora told shareholders ...

Court shuts down listed investment manager lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
The Supreme Court of Victoria has dismissed an application from a listed investment manager who was attempting to restraint Molopo Energy from acquiring further shares in a Florida oil and gas exploration company. Keybridge Capital had commenced proceedings ...

Hedge fund sector flourishing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Global hedge fund managers are increasingly setting up shop in offshore tax havens as demand for alternative investment strategies continues to soar, latest IOSCO research shows. The International Organization of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) biannual ...

WAM enters the fray for Molopo takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Wilson Asset Management, via WAM Capital, has submitted an off-market takeover proposal for Molopo Energy, following similar contested proposals from Keybridge Capital and Aurora Funds Management. WAM Capital is seeking all ordinary shares in Molopo ...

Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
One of the world's largest derivatives marketplaces is establishing a local presence in Sydney, appointing a head of Australia in the process. CME Group's new Sydney office will be led by Simon Raybould, who was previously a non-executive director at ...