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Crypto operator to fork out millions after court ruling

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... offered a "margin extension" product, which allowed payments to be made and repaid in either digital assets like bitcoin or national currencies, without a target market determination (TMD). The Federal Court, however, found that the product was a credit ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Ex-National Rugby League (NRL) player Cooper Cronk has joined Viola Private Wealth as an ambassador. Cronk, who's rugby league career included 372 games for the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters, won six premierships, and was inducted into the Hall ...

ART beefs up analytics team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... other executives deliver large-scale transformation initiatives. Previous roles included chief data and analytics at National Australia Bank and senior roles at AstraZeneca, Telstra, and HSBC's retail banking and wealth management. The two new appointments ...

AMP nabs Mercer wealth manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... strategic relationship leader to the AMP superannuation and investments team. On Monday, John Allmey joined the firm as national manager of strategic partnerships. In his new role, Allmey will oversee a continued focus on the growth of the AMP Super ...

VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... Australian Unity where she served as head of customer strategy and performance. She spent a big chunk of her career at the National Australian Bank, where she held senior roles within the business and private businesses. VFMC chief executive Kate Galvin ...

Ellerston Capital hires investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... equities, global equities, fixed income, and unlisted/alternative investments. Ellerston has appointed Lisa Salamon as a national account manager to further strengthen its national distribution efforts. In this role, Salamon will oversee the IFA channel ...

MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... able to meet the evolving needs of Australians. Nippon Life will also acquire the 20% share of MLC Life Insurance that National Australia Bank (NAB) has retained since 2016, when Nippon Life acquired the 80% stake in MLC Life Insurance. As a part of ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... standards per person," Oliver said. He added that it can also be masked by strong commodity prices, which would inflate national income, but medium-term threats to Chinese growth mean "we cannot rely on that." Oliver suggested that boosting productivity ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... permanently in the prime of their working life has "huge implications for them personally, for their loved ones, for our national economy and for our already stretched government support systems." "These are very concerning generational trends that show ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... "The Australian economy grew for the 12th quarter in a row, but has continued to slow since September 2023," ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said. The ABS said the strength this quarter was driven by public sector expenditure with government ...