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Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... forced to sell the same memberships to other to earn commissions. According to the complaint, MOBE used online ads, social media, and live events to target US consumers and "swindled" hundreds of millions of dollars, which the company then transferred ...

Hollywood actor charged by SEC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... $1,140,000 (US$750,000) worth of bitcoin tokens from Bitcoiin2Gen (B2G) for his promotions. Seagal made posts to his social media accounts encouraging the public not to "miss out" of B2G's initial coin offering (ICO). The SEC said Seagal put out a press ...

Blockchain startup raises $68m, ordered to return funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... subsidiary, Enigma ENG International and paid promoters "to tout Enigma as a good investment opportunity" on blog posts, social media and discussion boards. The startup told investors it would use the funds to develop a digital trading platform and a ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... Victorian financial advice firm Tribeca Financial is also doing its bit to support those in need. The firm took to social media to offer financial advice services at no charge to those affected by the bushfire emergency. "The impact to families around ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... exam results spark debate Following the release of the first ever FASEA exam results in August, advisers took to social media to vent about the results. Even though more than 90% passed, those who completed the exam didn't receive an actual score ...

FS Power50 highlights most influential advisers in 2019

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... - including Glen James, Victoria Devine and James Sutherland. It also includes some advisers with large, engaged social media followings. The 2019 Power50 boast an average LinkedIn following of 1984 - up significantly on 2018's average of 1300. For the ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... assisting the AFP with its investigation but would not comment any further. Earlier today, HESTA released a statement on social media which reads: "You may have seen media reports naming HESTA among several super funds targeted by a cyber fraud ring." ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Cambridge Analytica. The litigation at hand is a pending derivative lawsuit against Facebook's leadership, including the social media company's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. CalSTRS said intervening in the existing derivative suit will give it the ...

FASEA exam results spark debate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Financial advisers have taken to social media to vent about the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam results. While many posted screenshots of the FASEA certificate saying that they passed the exam, some advisers had questions. Financial ...