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AFSL boss banned by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
ASIC imposed banning orders on Quantum Funds Management managing director Peter Gribble for failing to pay $2.5 million in Australian Financial Complaints Authority determinations. Gribble is banned from controlling a financial services business or ...

Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 to overturn the findings of misleading advertising and the $30 million fine it was handed in December last year. In March 2021, the Federal Court found Mayfair 101's group of companies engaged ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

Yarra Capital names portfolio manager to lead new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed Australian equities portfolio manager David Acton to lead its first private market equity fund. Acton has more than 30 years of industry experience and joins from Rothschild & Co where he was a senior advisor. Before that ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6%, driving domestic markets higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest ...

Ray Dalio bows out of Bridgewater

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Bridgewater billionaire Ray Dalio has relinquished control of his US$150 billion company after running the firm for most of its 47 years. The hedge fund announced yesterday that the drawn-out transition of Bridgewater Associates from Dalio, which started ...

Prime Financial acquires SMSF administrator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
In a critical step in its ambition of becoming Australia's premier B2B SMSF administrator, Prime Financial Group has acquired Gold Coast-based SMSF Administrator Intello. The acquisition will see Prime Financial Group's SMSF division represent approximately ...

UK regulator to inspect advice and guidance rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
A review of the boundaries between advice and guidance will be carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Regulatory burden pricing consumers out of advice is being felt across the pond and in response, the UK regulator said it's taking ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The choice to replace BUSSQ chair Paula Masters with a builder with years of hands-on industry experience makes sense. Chris Taylor hails from a very different background from the chairs of other super funds. It is an unusual appointment, alright. He ...

Crescent Wealth names deputy managing director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Crescent Wealth has appointed Miriam Silva as its deputy managing director, overseeing its group of companies. Silva has more than 20 years of experience in managing large diverse teams and will sit across Crescent Wealth, Crescent Finance, Crescent ...