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Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Investors will likely benefit from considering newer levers to evolve their portfolios, including more defensive strategies while being selective, and look to Future Fund for inspiration. In an address on Tuesday, VanEck's head of investments and capital ...

ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The corporate and securities watchdog has commenced an investigation into the ASX's botched CHESS replacement program. The ASX, its subsidiaries ASX Clear and ASX Settlement, and responsible directors and officers are under scrutiny for their role ...

Mergers, performance dim super satisfaction: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Members are frustrated with their superannuation funds' performance and the drastic pace of consolidation in the industry, a new survey reveals. Roy Morgan's quarterly gauge of member satisfaction found that super funds were graded a 66.6% rating, down ...

Morrison Securities stake to net Sequoia $40m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Sequoia Financial Group is offloading 80% of Morrison Securities to a digital wealth platform for $40.5 million. The listed wealth group is divesting 80% of its equity interest in the stockbroker to New Quantum Holdings, leaving Sequoia's balance sheet ...

ASIC charges former investment company executives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Benjamin Hornigold's former chief executive and chief financial officer face charges for dishonest breach of duties and misleading the ASX. ASIC alleges former chief executive Stuart McAuliffe and former chief financial officer Samuel Elderfireld failed ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
National Advice Solutions was convicted in a Queensland court for cold-calling consumers and trying to convince them to switch their super fund, copping a $70,000 fine. National Advice Solutions' AFSL was cancelled in December and its two responsible ...

Financial Circle director convicted, fined

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
A director of the now defunct financial services firm has been convicted of managing a corporation and fined $6000. Joshua David Fuoco pleaded guilty to the charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The charge arose from an ASIC investigation that ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Richard Evans could face up to 10 years in prison following ASIC allegations that he communicated inside information about the former ASX-listed company. Evans, also known as Richard Simon Evertz, was represented by his lawyer in the Downing Centre ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Despite reporting bumper profits this morning, Commonwealth Bank continues to put out fires from its misconduct stemming from the Hayne Royal Commission, as it looks to tackle several class actions in 2023. One ongoing lawsuit alleges that Colonial ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...