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Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... enablement and risk, a role he took on in mid-December. He brings more than 14 years' experience in superannuation and is responsible for technology, operations, insurance, line 1 risk and projects. In addition to appointments, legalsuper's executive ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... hand, said that the SMSF was a wholesale client. It also said it only provided general advice and that the trustee was responsible for all investment decisions," Sidoti said. This is on top of the financial adviser relying on wholesale certificates provided ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Australians. Requiring Australian customer funds in global platforms to be segregated and monitored by fit and proper responsible persons who verify the assets on-chain. This recommendation, informed from a roundtable of industry participants, is regarding ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... she said. A report by Australian Ethical and CoreData Research last year showed that nearly half of advisers include responsible investing in their advice proposition, driven by rising socially responsible behaviour and return expectations, with over ...

Two more executives leave Morningstar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... Justin and Tim have made meaningful contributions during their time here," he said. "In the meantime, I will remain responsible for the manager research team and ratings on Australian and New Zealand fund managers." Chan has been with Morningstar for ...

Third person pleads guilty in Courtenay House Ponzi scheme

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... Between 24 June 2015 and 21 April 2017, Sipina carried on an unlicensed financial services business, for which he was responsible for referring new investors and marketing the business. Sipina also confessed to dealing with money which was, and which ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... financial services business. ASIC said that between February 2021 and January 2023, while an authorised representative and responsible manager of Octillion Partner Pty Ltd, Rose recommended six self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) clients to invest ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... made available to wholesale and institutional investors via AFM Investment Partners. Equity Trustees will serve as responsible entity of the fund. The fund's objective is to reduce plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions in the plastic value chain ...

UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... where he served as institutional business head for Australia and New Zealand. In this Sydney-based role, Thurgood was responsible for identifying and developing relationships with pension funds, private banks, institutional investors and other investors. ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment manager's strategic growth ...
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