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Forged documents see former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
A former Capstone Financial Planning adviser who forged clients' signatures to steal from them is now permanently banned. Christopher Nairn was found by ASIC to have falsified numerous documents by forging client signatures to gain access to and misappropriate ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is set to kick out Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) as a member over the next few weeks. AFCA announced on May 28 that the administrator of DASS has 21 days to reply to the proposal. ...

ASIC suspends AFSL for six managed investment schemes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Aurora Funds Management until 20 September 2024. Aurora is the responsible entity of six registered managed investment schemes ...

Former Queensland adviser struck off permanently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Former Sunshine Coast financial adviser Brett Gordon has been permanently banned from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities following his conviction for fraud offences last month. This prohibition extends to any role within ...

EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund exceeds target

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
The Baring Private Equity Asia EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership (MMG fund) has held its final close at $2.4 billion in total fund commitments, of which $2.1 billion is fee-generating. The raise more than doubled the fund's original target size of $1.1 ...

Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Local investors will get access to Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions' global private credit strategy later this year, with plans to launch it as a unit trust. An infrastructure fund that's been successful in other regions will follow by early ...

DWS names APAC chief investment officer, real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
DWS appointed Matthias Naumann as chief investment officer, real estate in Asia Pacific as a sign of its ambitions in the region. Naumann will relocate to Sydney from Frankfurt to Sydney to take on the role, marking the first time DWS has had an 'on ...

Stockland, Invesco Real Estate forge land lease deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Stockland has joined forces with Invesco Real Estate (IRE) to establish a land lease communities project tipped to be worth $1.1 billion. The open-ended partnership, which is based on Stockland's 50.1% interest and IRE's flagship pan-Asian core ...

Former director sentenced to seven years in prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
The former director of DanFX, an unlicensed foreign exchange trading business, has been sentenced to seven years and three months imprisonment for fraud. Daniel Farook Ali was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court after an investigation by the Australian ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
The Chinese housing market could soon see some much needed stabilisation after the government unveiled new stimulus measures. T. Rowe Price portfolio manager for Asia credit bond strategy Sheldon Chan and chief emerging markets macro strategist Chris ...