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ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... discriminate, and they use sophisticated techniques to steal information and money," Court said. By using digital platforms like social media, Court believes scammers are constantly evolving as they adaptively land into consumers' savings. "The scams ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... Bui said the biggest wage rises came from industries with a large proportion of public employees such as healthcare and social assistance, up 5% year on year, while education and training or utilities grew by 4.3% annually. Workers in the financial services ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... decarbonise," he said. "Importantly, the fund will help to scale quality, nature-based carbon credits in the Australian market with social and economic benefits for local communities." Also commenting, BHP vice president, climate Graham Winkelman said ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... from their bank accounts. The proceedings regarding the interim orders have been adjourned to next week. Hewish, on his social media, describes himself as a professional stock and real estate investor and speculator, claiming that his clients use financial ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released new research highlighting that young Australians are increasingly relying on social media for financial advice. ASFA said a major concern with this trend is the growing risk of falling victim to financial ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... said. Its focus is on providing housing solutions that cater to middle and lower income individuals, including affordable, social, essential worker, specialist disability, and market-rate rental properties via an "integrated build-to-rent model" and ...

Charges brought against ASX pump and dump group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... the group nine times over a three-week period in September 2021. In the same month, ASIC issued a public warning about social media posts encouraging 'pump and dump' activity. "ASIC has recently observed blatant attempts to pump share prices, using posts ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... investments as those made in members' best financial interests, to provide a financial return, with a secondary aim of generating social and or environmental return. This is Rest's second private equity impact investment, following its commitment to ...

BitConnect promoter hit with good behaviour

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... Bigatton promoted an online cryptocurrency platform known as the Lending Platform, which traded the BitConnect coin or BCC, on social media and seminars across the country between August 2017 and January 2018. In two of the seminars, Bigatton told attendees ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper has handed over an undisclosed amount to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, to be invested in its Net Zero Power Fund. Quinbrook's Net Zero Power Fund, which is targeting US$2 billion, seeks investments that look to support decarbonisation ...