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Mayfair fights for use of word

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
Mayfair 101 is defending a lawsuit over the right to use the word 'platinum', filing a cross claim against Platinum Asset Management, hoping to revoke the word 'platinum' from the trademark register. Mayfair is arguing that the word is a laudatory and ...

La Trobe, State Super donate to bushfire appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
La Trobe Financial is set to donate $1 million to the bushfire relief effort, while State Super has said it will donate $10,000 and match each donation made by its employees. La Trobe has announced it will donate $1 million, split between the Salvation ...

Super funds merge, leaders appointed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... chief executive of the merged funds and Michael Dundon, chief executive of VicSuper, will become deputy chief executive. Neil Cochrane, chair of First State Super, has been appointed independent chair of the board while Wayne Kayler-Thomson - who was ...

Tropical theme Ponzi scheme busted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against two people and the two companies they control. The SEC alleges Neil Burkholz and Frank Bianco participated in a US$6 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 55 investors, many of whom ...

Three advisers cop ASIC bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
ASIC has banned three financial advisers for up to five years each, in separate banning orders made recently. Wendy Michelle Chapman was banned for five years from providing any financial services. She was most recently employed as a senior planner ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... for service quality and best BDM team. BT Financial Group cleaned up in the Consumer Choice categories, with head of claims Neil Borthwick accepting six awards in total. BT won overall Consumer Choice Awards, value for money, most satisfied customer ...

AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... their options. It also follows a request by the AMPFPA to ensure its members were adequately informed. AMPFPA chief executive Neil Macdonald told Financial Standard typical areas of concern to advisers included clarification of AMP FP's comments ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... superiors within the group. In particular, she names Brian Salter, Jack Regan, Charter Financial Planning managing director Neil Swindells, AMP Advice chief risk officer Pally Bargri. Cook says the treatment from the above amounts to "harassment and ...

YouTube fundie walks away

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
The embattled UK fund manager, Neil Woodford, has resigned from his namesake funds and is closing down his business. One day after it was announced that his flagship Woodford Equity Income Fund would be wound up, Woodford has made the shock decision ...

YouTube fundie ousted, flagship fund to be wound up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The embattled Woodford Equity Income Fund is to be wound up following a decision by Link Fund Solutions that Neil Woodford has said goes against the best interests of investors. Link, the authorised corporate director of the fund, announced last night ...