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Judgement delivered in binary options fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has slapped a trading company with a $1.8 million fine, while two people have been barred from financial services for their involvement in the fraudulent binary options scheme. The judgement comes following findings made ...

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... how the financial services sector was stepping up its approach to mental health during the crisis, with experts shedding light on how heavily the pandemic was impacting the sector's workers. In a separate piece, Financial Standard zeroed in on how the ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... and ill-considered given the hard work that the entire advice sector has put in to overcome historic shortfalls brought to light by the Hayne Royal Commission and in light of the leading work that AFSLs bring to bear in areas of education, risk mitigation ...

Stop guessing games: AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... returned 24.2% per annum net of fees, versus the market's 9.2% AMP Capital head of global equities Simon Steele said in light of COVID-19's impact on markets, he is certain it is more important than ever to think long term. "Trying to second guess the ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... increase their impact," she said. "The report demonstrates how the impact investment market is growing in Australia and sheds light on potential future demand. "It also provides insights into the diversity of investable products, investment strategies ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... Vasco: "We are going through this proposal at the moment with our various advisers to see if this is the right move for us in light of other restructuring we are undertaking at the moment, including evaluating putting two of our business credit investments ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... difficulties facing smaller super funds when it comes to growth, with members turning to the relative safety of larger funds. In light of those difficulties, Right Lane believes the "optimal" number of funds to serve Australians stands at 15, rather ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... government may choose to overhaul the system's tax structure in a bid to pay off the debt over the next decade. Rice said that in light of the damage inflicted on the nation by COVID-19, the government may choose to do more with the findings of the soon-to-be-revealed ...

Blame put on businesses for JobKeeper error

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... amount of JobKeeper payment they would expect to receive for each fortnight for that employee)." The reporting error came to light as the ATO and Treasury began analysing the amounts being paid out under the scheme, reconciling these with the estimates ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... billion superannuation fund has paid out $1.08 billion to 153,694 members as part of the early release of super scheme. In light of this, Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle has highlighted the important role major investors, such as super funds, will be ...