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Mawhinney banned for 20 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... from operating in financial services for at least a period of 20 years. The judge, Justice Anderson, slammed Mawhinney's conduct as managing director of Mayfair 101. "Mr Mawhinney's conduct can accurately be described as reprehensible conduct which demonstrates ...

Granny flat tax exemption to become law

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... tax implications of granny flats were first flagged by the government in 2018 when it requested the Board of Taxation conduct a review and outline potential reforms to assist the prevention of elder abuse. The Board of Taxation commenced the review in ...

Equity Trustees adds new client

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Asset Managers looking for a turn-key solution to launching UCITS funds in Europe." Gate is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and invests in equities, bonds, futures, options and alternative assets. "Equity Trustees have shown a true partnership ...

Risk advice most sought-after among Kiwis

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... licence and comply with its standard conditions. They must also comply with new duties under Part 6 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, and the new Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services. Advisers must formally record their ...

Bernie Madoff dies in prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
The architect of the largest Ponzi scheme in US history has died in prison aged 82. Bernie Madoff had been serving his sentence at FMC Butner, an administrative security federal medical centre for male offenders located in North Carolina, at the time ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Australia may not be "at the front of the queue for a safe and effective vaccine" (as Morrison declared back in November 2020) but it's certainly leading much of the world in containing the virus and strengthening economic recovery. This was the ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The founder of Goldsky Investments has been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct and operating a financial services business without a licence. Kenneth Charles Grace was charged with eight counts of dishonest conduct and one of operating a financial ...

NAB MySuper class action heads to Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... interest in the funds. "What s 55(3) of the SIS Act provides is that a person who suffers loss or damage as a result of conduct of another person, in contravention of ss 55(1), may recover the amount of the loss or damage by action against that other ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The coronavirus optimism that prevailed over the dying weeks of 2020 and into the first quarter of this year has been replaced by concerns over the resurgence in infections - in Europe, India, Japan, South Korea and lately, the US, among others - caused ...

Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... projected three months earlier. Then again, if all else fail and to counteract the risks to growth, "we will continue to conduct net asset purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) with a total envelope of â,¬1.850 trillion until ...