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Mayfair 101 bids for High Court appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... the Court did allow was in relation to injunctions made on Mayfair 101 companies using certain words and phrases in advertising, like 'bank deposit' and 'term deposit'. This was on the basis that the injunction was "too broad and unwo ...

Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 to overturn the findings of misleading advertising and the $30 million fine it was handed in December last year. In March 2021, the Federal Court found Mayfair 101's group of companies engaged ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... concluded that the consumer watchdog is going to treat incorrect claims of green credentials as misleading and false advertising," Liddell said. "It comes back to the fact that the whole regulatory landscape now is recognising that sustainability needs ...

Mawhinney ban overturned, to face retrial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... restrain him or any company he is involved in from receiving or soliciting funds in connection with a financial product; advertising or promoting a financial product; and moving any assets received in connection with a product offshore. The Federal Court ...

ASIC concerns see 18 funds update advertising materials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... BetaShares updated the marketing materials for its Australian Quality ETF after the regulator showed concern that its advertising of past returns was ambiguous as it did not clearly differentiate the returns of the fund and the returns of the index the ...

Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... "Technology companies produced the period's weakest return... The surge in demand during the pandemic for digital advertising, e-commerce and semiconductors has normalised. Growing fears of recession have also impacted particularly on tech stocks," the ...

BetaShares launches Metaverse ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... "The Metaverse economy sits at the intersection of virtual and augmented reality, gaming, artificial intelligence, advertising, as well as digital currencies and tokens," BetaShares said. The statement added in order to stay connected with customers ...

ASIC continues crack down on deceptive advertising

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... issued stop orders against Responsible Entity Services Limited (RES) for misleading or deceptive representations in advertising and further stop orders for breaches of the design and distribution obligations. The initial order, handed down in late July ...

Leading wealth management marketers recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... annual Financial Standard MAX Awards honoured 23 leading campaigns, organisations, teams and individuals in marketing, advertising and sales at an event in Sydney last night. The awards, now in their 27th year, recognise outstanding work in the field ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... used his likeness. "I'm doing this because I'm concerned about innocent Australians being scammed through clickbait advertising on social media," Forest commented. In light of its findings, the consumer group called on the federal government to urgently ...