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Federal Court hammers defunct advice firm with $11m penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... (RG 246) in December 2020, and released an information sheet in December 2022 to help advice providers comply with their legal obligations when advising on SMSFs. "In this case the Court found bonuses paid to advisers influenced the advice they provided ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... director of wholesale buyside at the FCA, a role she's held since 2022. Prior, she was global chief compliance officer for Legal & General Investment Management for close to three years and held the same role at Aviva Investors for two years before that. ...

Sidra Capital expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... headwinds. Specifically, Australia presents a compelling market with high-yield opportunities, supported by a well-established legal framework and a strong investment ecosystem comprising both local and international institutional and private investors." ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... as $350,000. Judge Jackman at the time said Block Earner acted honestly and not carelessly in offering the product sought legal advice beforehand. This is despite a ruling in February of the same year stating that Earner was operating as a managed investment ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... used as a financial reward for perpetrators," she said. "Perpetrators should not profit from their crimes. Closing this legal loophole will protect victims of family violence and financial abuse. "We call on all political parties and independent candidates ...

AOF asset settlement delayed, on track for June delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... Charlotte Street, Brisbane, which is home to the Australian Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade and MHL Legal & Notary. The property last traded at $105.75 million in October 2017. AOF recently settled the sale of 2-10 Valentine Avenue. ...

GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... corporate services, general counsel and company secretary. Cribb oversees the GESB corporate services business unit, including legal, secretariat and governance functions, information security, records and data management, risk and compliance, IT services ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The spate of cyberattacks targeting major Australian superannuation funds has laid bare a "critical vulnerability" in the sector's defences, according to financial services cybersecurity consultancy firm Software@Scale. The attacks, which have so ...

Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... As Australians prepare for the great intergenerational wealth transfer, many are voicing concerns around navigating the legal, financial and investment aspects, a new study by Fidelity International found. In the next 20 years, Australia is on track ...

MSC appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... in securitization, credit and regulatory affairs. Brown's promotion follows other recent appointments in the risk and legal teams at MSC, including Adam Swanwick as general manager of risk and compliance and Sheridan Handley as senior legal counsel. ...