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Former adviser back in Australia to face theft charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... back to Western Australia was sought, but Pearson fought the extradition for several years before the New Zealand Supreme Court dismissed her fifth appeal in May this year. Pearson arrived in Australia late last week, facing the Perth Magistrates Court ...

Dexus rebuilds DWSF with $683m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... and was one of DWSF's major assets. In December 2024, Dexus flagged that it would appeal the decision after the Supreme Court of NSW ruled that Cbus and UniSuper, the co-owners of Macquarie Centre, could force Dexus to sell its stake. Dexus said this ...

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... with its cybersecurity obligations that exposed the information of its financial advisers and clients. In the NSW Supreme Court, ASIC alleges Fortnum exposed its authorised representatives (ARs) and clients to an "unacceptable level of risk of a cyber-attack ...

AMP hit with multiple court filings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... confirmed it intends to defend the proceedings. Separately, a further proceeding has been filed against AMP in the Supreme Court of NSW by Dexus Funds Management, in its capacity as the responsible entity of Dexus Property Trust and Dexus Operations ...

Bentham adds to distribution team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... income sales team, where he advised private clients. He's a qualified solicitor admitted to Queensland's Supreme Court in 2024 after working at Norton Rose Fulbright. "We are pleased to welcome René and Joshua to the Bentham team at a time when ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... further two subsequent appeals were also unsuccessful. Seeking leave for an appeal again, this week the New Zealand Supreme Court dismissed her bid and, in doing so, the suppression order was lifted. The Court said, given the previous outcomes of appeals ...

NAB MySuper class action settlement approved

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... option. The action alleged the delay impacted about $6.8 billion in accrued default amounts. In December 2020, the Supreme Court of Victoria ruled the case invalid saying prospective losses are not considered a loss under s 55(3) of the SIS Act. The ...

Macquarie raked over the coals again by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... supposedly misreporting millions of trades over 14 years. ASIC lodged proceedings against Macquarie Securities in the NSW Supreme Court, claiming that, between December 2009 and February 2024, it failed to correctly report at least 73 million short sales. ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... Separately, BGC Partners Australia, trading as Fixed Income Solutions, has taken subsidiary IAM Capital Markets to the NSW Supreme Court alleging that its former staffers breached the restraints of trade provisions of their employment contracts. "IAM ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... to 18 months' imprisonment on 5 September 2024. On October 3 in the same year, he sought leave to appeal in the Supreme Court of Victoria against the conviction and sentence, claiming there was a "miscarriage of justice and the sentence was manifestly ...