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Mayfair 101 files new appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Mayfair 101 has confirmed it will appeal the 2021 Federal Court decision that found its advertising misled and deceived investors. The notice of appeal was filed on the same day Mayfair was fined $30 million for the misconduct. Mayfair's appeal claims ...

Former Spaceship chief executive banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The former chief executive of Spaceship has been banned from providing financial services after ASIC found he had an employee complete AICD assessments on his behalf. The investigation found Paul Kevin Bennetts, who led both Spaceship's managed ...

Former BT executive assumes CIO role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
The former investments chief of BT Financial Group and Suncorp has landed a new role at a $49 billon UK fund manager. Patrick Farrell is the new head of research and chief investment officer at Charles Stanley. Farrell was BTFG's chief investment officer ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... experience in digital roles. Commenting on the appointment, Wickham said Racheha's deep experience in using technology to engage customers will help Zurich's super fund partners to engage their own members. "In a post stapling world, insurance remains ...

Life insurers to embrace risky assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Life insurers will take on more risks and shun safe-haven assets in a bid to bump up returns in 2022. Australian life insurers are tipped to shed their conservative nature this year amid a tough macroeconomic environment, according to bfinance. Many ...

Trading platform cops $110k fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... futures market and the FEX futures market. In circumstances where a market participant has written authority from a client to engage in pre-negotiated business, the participant can withhold implementing instructions from the client in order to solicit ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The US $3.5 trillion asset manager State Street Global Advisors has released its annual proxy letter to portfolio companies, putting ASX-listed companies on notice. The letter advises companies on SSGA's voting priorities and intentions. As expected ...

Blackstone inches closer to Crown Resorts deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... Blackstone has a stake of almost 10%. "The Crown board considers that it is in the interests of Crown's shareholders to engage further with Blackstone on a non-exclusive basis in relation to the revised proposal," it said in a statement to the ASX. "Accordingly ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Aware Super's commitment to tackling climate change has been showcased in a global initiative that aims to accelerate the transition a net zero world. The $150 billion superannuation fund was lauded for leading the industry, thanks to its Climate ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Asset owners will increasingly pressure companies on several key areas in 2022, the top priority being driving net zero emissions engagement and activity. Preserving natural resources amid the drive for net zero emissions will be top of Robeco's environmental ...