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Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Former financial adviser David Fong and his practice Fong Financial Planners have been convicted and sentenced in a Perth court for three counts of dishonest conduct. Fong, who was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

BBY manager charged with aiding and abetting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
ASIC charged another former employee of BBY with aiding and abetting the dishonest conduct of the stockbroking firm. ASIC alleges that Yat Nam (April) Yuen, who worked in roles such as manager of strategy, facilitated the transfer of large sums of client ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Australia's fintech sector is showing signs of growth; however, it's still being held back by constrained local capital, complex regulatory challenges, and investor appetite for offshore opportunities. In its eighth consecutive year, the EY ...

ASX calls time on mFund settlement service

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
Following an assessment and feedback from a recent consultation, the ASX has opted to wind down the mFund settlement service, setting a tentative deadline of May 2026 for the removal of funds. ASX noted that, since mFund's launch, an evolving market ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The gender pay gap has hit a new low of 21.7%, largely driven by women working in senior management positions - except chief executive roles. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) latest scorecard, which assessed 4.82 million ...

Commonwealth Super Corp selects Challenger for retirement products

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has joined forces with Challenger to launch the next stage of its retirement income strategy in early 2024. The longevity solution was developed by CSC under its RIS program to help meet its customer's ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
At the Global Investment Summit today, Aware Super announced that it will invest a further $10 billion in the UK and Europe, managed through its newly opened London office. The $160 billion super fund, which currently has $17 billion invested in the ...

Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Over the past decade, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Australia have yielded an 18% return on investment compared to 9% for the ASX 100 and 8% for the ASX Small Ordinaries Index in the last decade. According to the Australian Investment ...

Small-cap shares set to soar: Flinders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
While fears of a recession and market correction, and runaway inflation have caused small-cap stocks to underperform over the past couple of years, the opportunity for growth has never been greater, according to Flinders Investment Partners (Flinders) ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
AMP will pay $100 million to settle the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action - an amount double what it initially provisioned. The wealth manager announced this morning it has reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers ...