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ASIC's pursuit of Mayfair 101 founder faces setback

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
The corporate regulator's bid to run an expanded case against Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney was rejected by the Federal Court yesterday, with the judge saying fresh claims brought by ASIC would place Mawhinney in "significantly greater jeopardy." Having ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... include the majority of CFA charterholders, will remain predominantly investment skills." Successful Level III candidates may now be eligible to convert their exam success to become holders of the CFA charter. Carroll said that being a CFA charterholder ...

EG grows private wealth strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... Rodney Walt, partners with private investors and family offices to uncover commercial property syndication opportunities. In May, the real estate investment fund joined forces with private credit provider Msquared Capital in an aim to further diversify ...

Piper Alderman investigates second CFD class action

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... of the Corporations Act against several CFD licensees operating in Australia, with penalties in excess of $75 million. In May the regulator issued stop orders against Saxo Capital Markets which were then revoked after it made changes to its target market ...

Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
The number of life insurance complaints may have declined 24% in the 2023 financial year, but policyholders continue to complain about claims-handling delays and insurers peddling misleading information. According to the Australian Financial Complaints ...

AMP names super, investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... restructure of its executive line-up after Australian Wealth Management (AWM) chief Scott Hartley resigned from the role in May, to exit by the end of the year. In July, Edwina Maloney was named group executive of platforms and Matt Lawler was appointed ...

Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... asset class teams, with responsibilities delegated to those teams and leading to more direct engagement with managers than may have previously occurred. With that in mind, an interesting finding from the study shows there has been a rise in negative ...

Blackwattle to take over Watermark fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... with Blackwattle, with former investment managers Daniel Broeren and Robert Hawkesford joining the newly formed boutique in May. In transferring management responsibilities, Watermark staff will move across to Blackwattle and continue working on the ...

ASIC updates breach reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... or be likely to result in any financial loss or damage to the client regardless of whether that loss or damage has been or may be remediated. Finally, the breach must not give rise to any other reportable situation. ASIC provides examples of when reportable ...

AAT overturns ASIC ban on investment guru

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... to have a commitment to orderly processes and procedures, like reviewing the content of websites," he said. "I accept she may have learned lessons from this experience - or at least realised she must do more to forestall further regulatory action - but ...