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Court finds Canna Campbell infringed trademark

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... trademark "Financial Foreplay" by using it in relation to her podcasts. Judge Manousaridis found that Campbell advertised and made public her Financial Foreplay Podcast on Instagram and Facebook in a way that she provided services that constituted "advisory ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to investigate Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... particularly an unexplained US$69 million discrepancy in client funds, necessitating a more thorough investigation. The court re-made asset preservation orders to restrict Brite's operations, however authorised the receivers to manage the company's ongoing ...

EQT operations, finance chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... the business for six months to support an effective transition, Schwartz said. The ASX-listed firm recently said that it made "good commercial sense" to merge its superannuation and corporate trustee services divisions to create a $150 billion business. ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... was still plenty of drama for AMP and, perhaps in a sign of things to come, NGS Super's unfortunate cyber-attack also made for big news. As we leave you with the year's top stories, the Financial Standard team wishes our readers a safe and happy ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... stepped premiums. "Despite consumer expectations that level premiums are more stable than stepped, only one life company made the conscious decision to keep increases for level premiums at a lower rate than for stepped premiums," the letter read. The ...

AustralianSuper in talks to extend administration services mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... timely and seamless experience when they interact with their fund and their retirement savings," Curtis said. "This year we've made improvements to the way we manage death claims and complaints, including increasing the size of the team responsible for ...

IFM Investors appoints diversified credit leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
IFM Investors has made a few significant changes to its Australian diversified credit team to help drive growth in the asset class. The industry fund-backed investor has appointed Lillian Nunez and Hiran Wanigasekera as co-heads of the business. The ...

Woodford investors approve Link redress scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... scheme. The fund once had as much as $19 billion in funds under management but was suspended in 2019, locking up investments made by about 300,000 investors. Of these, about 54,000 attended a scheme meeting in-person or by proxy to vote, Link Group said. ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... involved. The platform provider urged caution for clients with SMSFs regarding property improvements as any improvements made to real estate assets held within an SMSF could be classified as a contribution. Meanwhile, Ashenden noted that while the government's ...

New enhancements to Expand, CFS Edge

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
Insignia Financial (Insignia)'s flagship platform Expand Essential has made enhancements to its menu, while Colonial First State (CFS) has added new options to CFS Edge. Recent additions to Expand Essential include new multi-manager options MLC ...