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Fraudster dyed hair, grew beard to evade regulator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... collapse of a large Canadian hedge fund. One of the names Manor went by was Shaun McDonald. He would also pretend to be an employee of CG Blockchain rather than the founder. Manor even admitted to certain investors that he had to hide his identity because ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
New research points the finger at conflicted remuneration as one of the factors keeping women out of the financial advice industry. The University of Otago in New Zealand and RMIT University in Melbourne have collaborated to explore why so many fewer ...

Cbus Super chief to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... priorities for the year ahead will be furthering the internalisation of its investment capabilities, strengthening its employee and member engagement functions which it has brought in house and weighing potential mergers with other funds.

Gardior adds board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Two executives from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets have joined the board of Gardior after winning the mandate to manage The Infrastructure Fund in late 2018. Head of MIRA Australia Grant Smith and head of MIRA Asia-Pacific Frank Kwok joined ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
AMP has announced it will provide free financial advice to Australians who have suffered from the current bushfires. AMP said it has partnered with its advisers to offer the pro-bono service which includes general and personal advice and is available ...

La Trobe, State Super donate to bushfire appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
La Trobe Financial is set to donate $1 million to the bushfire relief effort, while State Super has said it will donate $10,000 and match each donation made by its employees. La Trobe has announced it will donate $1 million, split between the Salvation ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... to volunteer fire services across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The bank will also be double-matching employee donations. ANZ has also extended paid leave to employees volunteering with emergency services. "In releasing this package ...

Radio host adviser revealed as alleged fraudster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a radio host and investment adviser with defrauding hundreds of retail clients out of millions. Keith Springer hosted a radio show called Smart Money with Keith Springer, which is how many of his ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The past year has served as the beginning of the superannuation industry's transformation. Yes, recent years have seen nothing but reform after reform, but 2019 has been something different entirely. The Productivity Commission and Royal Commission ...