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DigitalX launches crypto-heavy fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... the Caledonia Asia Fund's chief Investment officer from 2010 to 2012. The investment team's job will include advising on legal jurisdiction constraints for ICOs. Grange Capital representative Boutique Capital has been appointed to administer the fund ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... have had a significant impact on where we are today. They are worth drawing out because they help explain why the current legal framework functions the way it does," the Commission's paper said. The paper argues that while numerous reforms have been ...

Prime Access bungle costs ANZ $50 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... pay $3 million to not-for-profit community organisations, taking its compensation bill to about $50 million, without the legal costs.

Spotlight on financial elder abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... sell the house some years later and purchase a new home with no room for his mother. The arrangement was not in writing, no legal advice was obtained and there was no enduring power of attorney appointed. When legal advice is obtained, it can be considered ...

Glaucus defends Blue Sky allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... preservation notice, which requires it to preserve relevant documents and communications while Blue Sky considers future legal options. Now, Glaucus has said that "Rather than address our report on its merits, Blue Sky has doubled down on obfuscating ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... technical committee. "The board is delighted to welcome Dr Ryan as a director," Wilson said. "She is a highly experienced legal academic with exceptional experience in commercial law, corporate governance, finance and technology." WAM currently manages ...

ClearView names new tech GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... ClearView also flagged that it has appointed a new general counsel, Elizabeth Briggs. Briggs joined ClearView in 2012 as legal counsel before becoming head of legal and company secretariat in 2015. Before joining the business, she was a lawyer at Australian ...

Blue Sky hits back at hedge fund, requests ASIC intervention

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... notice, which requires the hedge fund to preserve relevant documents and communications while Blue Sky considers future legal options. Kain continued: "Blue Sky is a fund manager with fiduciary obligations to its fund investors. Because of the nature ...

Industry fund names investment operations boss

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... ownership and accountability for back and middle-office and investment support functions including operations, analytics, risk, legal, governance and tax, the fund said. Chief investment officer Kristian Fok said Youssef has outstanding leadership and ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... case studies on compliance with the law and community standards and expectations, as well as the adequacy of the current legal and regulatory structure. Providing a licensee's perspective, privately-owned dealer group Dover will also appear. Preceding ...