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Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... BFG then raised the stakes to 25 cents per share and edged AxiCorp out of the race. With the assistance of financial and legal advisers, SelfWealth said Svava's proposal "while indicative and non-binding, could be considered to become a superior ...

AdviceIQ general manager Paul Harding-Davis to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... followed a two-year tenure as head of wealth management at Oliver Wyman. Earlier in his career, Sullivan also served as senior legal counsel for AMP, which included responsibility for the legal affairs of its advice businesses. AdviceIQ chair Andrew ...

Insignia Financial appoints chief technology officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... consists of Hartley as chief executive, group company secretary Adrianna Bisogni; chief financial officer David Chalmers; chief legal officer Lawrence Hastings; chief customer officer Renee Howie; chief risk officer Anvij Saxena; chief operating officer ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... governance investing intensified, and political scrutiny reached new heights," Bioy noted. "Some individual states took legal action to limit the incorporation of ESG criteria in investment decisions. "Greenwashing concerns remained a persistent concern ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... capabilities. BlackRock said its membership of NZAM "caused confusion regarding BlackRock's practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In response to the climate group exodus, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net ...

SEC names acting chair, establishes crypto taskforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... relied primarily on enforcement actions to regulate crypto retroactively and reactively, often "adopting novel and untested legal interpretations". "Clarity regarding who must register, and practical solutions for those seeking to register, have been ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... as well as other policy-oriented goals. Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti, who filed the "first-of-its-kind" legal case in December 2023, accused BlackRock of misleading consumers with inconsistent statements regarding its investment strategies. ...

Insignia grants CC Capital limited due diligence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... Financial has engaged Citigroup and Gresham Advisory Partners as its financial advisers and King & Wood Mallesons as its legal adviser. This latest development comes after a bidding war commenced for the financial services firm. US-based Bain Capital ...

Legalsuper hunts for CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Legalsuper is looking for a new investment chief, following the resignation of Paul Murray who departed the industry fund just nine months into the job. Chief executive Luke Symons confirmed that Murray resigned from the fund on 20 December 2024 for ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... to clients last week, BlackRock said its membership "caused confusion regarding BlackRock's practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In November 2024, the firm was named in a Texas lawsuit alongside State Street and ...