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Forged documents see former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Capstone ceased in June 2022 after 11 years and he doesn't appear to have been licensed since. ASIC said that it found his conduct to be "illustrative of a person who lacks the honesty, integrity, professionalism and trustworthiness to participate in ...

BlackRock has most valuable brand, study finds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
BlackRock has the world's most valuable brand in asset management, while Public Investment Fund (PIF) takes the title among sovereign wealth funds. That's according to a global ranking of brand strength and brand value conducted by Brand Finance. ...

Former Queensland adviser struck off permanently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Judge condemned his actions as "deliberate, fraudulent and unforgiveable given his position of trust" and noted that his conduct involved people's livelihood. The Judge also highlighted his lack of effort to make restitution to his victims. Under the ...

Former director sentenced to seven years in prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... during ongoing civil proceedings commenced against him by ASIC and while there was an ongoing ASIC investigation into his conduct. Following an application by ASIC in 2019, a Queensland magistrate issued a warrant for Ali's arrest, and in November 2021 ...

Insignia research, retirement income head to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Insignia Financial has confirmed its head of research and retirement income is set to leave the business as part of an ongoing wider change. The ASX-listed wealth giant confirmed Matt Olsen will exit at the end of June. In a statement to Financial Standard ...

ASIC places stop orders on Trademax Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... said Trademax, known as TMGM Group, failed to take reasonable steps likely to result in its retail product distribution conduct being consistent with two target market determinations (TMDs). It said Trademax relied on an inadequate retail investor questionnaire ...

Social media influencers charged for promoting shady investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... account was doling out advice on trading complex financial instruments without proper authorisation. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alleges that between 9 May 2018 and 13 April 2021, Emmanuel Nwanze and Holly Thompson (also known as Holly ...

Budget 2024: $20k instant asset write-off extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... government is also providing $3 million to implement the government's response to the Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct, including remaking and enhancing the Code, and an additional $2.6 million to support more small businesses through alternative ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Proposed changes to the wholesale investor test potentially have sprawling ramifications for financial advisers and is something some experts say will need to be thoroughly nutted out before the government pushes any reforms over the line. Potentially ...

UniSuper restores online services, app

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
UniSuper's systems are back online, after close to two weeks of disruption following the deletion of its private cloud. In an update today, UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said online services across the fund's website and app have been ...