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HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Melbourne Securities, between 2022 and 2024. ASIC also commenced a greenwashing-related civil penalty proceeding in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management last month. ASIC is alleging Fiducian failed to act with care and diligence ...

Chris Marco sentenced to prison over $34m fraud

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... Marco had his sentence handed down this week, after being found guilty following a five-week trial in September. The Supreme Court of Western Australia has sentenced Marco to 14 years imprisonment, with eligibility for parole after 12 years. Marco was ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
A Supreme Court jury has found Perth businessman Chris Marco guilty of fraud following a five-week trial, after he swindled six investors out of $34 million. Marco's former executive assistant, Linda Marissen, was acquitted of all charges of fraud. ...

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 ...