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Crennan nabs new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... served as lead manager on a couple of mining company IPOs the report looked at. ASIC was concerned that the speculative nature of exploration mineral assets put the industry at risk of being targeted by professional advisory firms seeking to generate ...

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... the sex offenders register indefinitely. While the crimes committed by Jameson, Horsey and Cochran were not financial in nature, the FCA considers that it is not possible for them to be fit and proper people to carry out financial services in light of ...

AMP valued at $1.85 per share

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... co-bidders." AMP said Ares' proposal is at an implied value of $1.85 per AMP share. "AMP emphasises the preliminary nature of the proposal and discussions between itself and Ares, and that there is no guarantee that a transaction will eventuate and ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... evolving from this thinking and seeing the potential in the China A shares market, which allows investors access to the true nature of the Chinese market, he said. "We believe Ninety One's 4Factor process is well suited for generating alpha in one ...

Derivatives issuer cops $75m penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... behalf of the defendants explicitly sought to and did win the trust of vulnerable investors." The justice said the serious nature of the contraventions, along with the need to send a clear message, justifies the high penalties. "The overall penalty for ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... divisions. At the time, the group said the restructure was part of a wider strategy to maintain pace with the rapidly evolving nature of providing advice and changing consumer behaviours. In September 2018, BTFG announced it was reviewing its business ...

Level premiums to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... protection in place for the long term and I think what we'll see is more and more level premium contracts for fixed terms in nature and that will become more of the norm," McCormack said. TAL chief executive Brett Clark said in some ways insurance ...

Grow Super founder sentenced in betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... the court that he has lost $10 million in shares that he had in Grow and StatEdge, though he did not expand on the exact nature of these shares or why he no longer retains them. Wilson made just $1975 on the bets he made in his own name. Ben Trevisiol ...

MySuper reforms could have downsides

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... challenge for fund managers when it comes to the 'perception management' of investment team performance. The exacting nature of investment ratings often handcuffs the manager to sustain a rating lest they lose investors and inflows," White said. ...

FPA renews calls for advice definition changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... products." Further to replacing the term 'general advice', the FPA said consumers must be given a standard warning about the nature of the advice they are receiving. Last year ASIC released a report Financial advice: Mind the gap which highlighted how ...