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Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Jacobi Bitcoin ETF will be a centrally cleared crypto-backed financial instrument, authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and with custody provided by Fidelity Digital Assets. It is Jacobi's intention to list the ETF on Cboe Eur ...

Former Dover adviser banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
The corporate regulator handed down a six-year ban from providing financial services to a Melbourne-based financial adviser for failing to provide appropriate advice. Ashok Sherwal advised clients in need of cash to replace their existing insurance ...

State Street creates head of Australia role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... Kevin Hardy. Charged with the same responsibilities as Helyar, Hardy brings almost 20 years' experience in financial services to the role. He is currently general manager, Asia Pacific at fintech platform, additive. He also has experience in senior ...

Former Spectrum chief cops additional bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... executive Mark Schroeder has been slapped with banning orders in addition to his six-year ban from providing financial services. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal amended ASIC's banning order that was handed down in February 2020. The AAT further restricted ...

NAB adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... be joining the NAB board as the organisation has significant opportunities ahead during a period where the financial services industry is in the middle of dramatic global change."

Greater diversity needed outside ASX 200: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... subsidiaries. While much has been said in recent times about the progress the ASX 200 is making, when it comes to financial services companies in the ASX 200, women comprise just 1% of chief technology officer roles; 2% of chief investment officer roles ...

ASIC looks to extend CFD intervention

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... four former employees of retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivative issuer, Forex Capital Trading from providing financial services, for periods ranging from three to 10 years, for encouraging clients to trade high-risk CFDs. It has also commenced civil ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
A new paper from the Actuaries Institute discusses the key skills and experience board directors for financial services companies should have going forward, including an argument that the chair should always be a former chief executive. Former Actuaries ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Stewardship Committee and a number of diversity and mentoring initiatives. Telfer is currently a member of the Financial Services Council Investment Experts Group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2013, Telfer served as senior legal counsel and later as ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...