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High value investors playing it safe: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
Defined as the top 10% of investors by wealth and trading volume, high value investors (HVIs) have shifted their appetites when it comes to financial risk, according to the ASX Australian Investor Study 2023. While the report noted an even distribution ...

Australian Ethical selects new administrator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
Australian Ethical has chosen GROW Technology Services as its superannuation administration provider, marking the start of a multi-year transition. In a business update, Australian Ethical explained that following its merger with Christian Super, its ...

FinClear partners with trading platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
FinClear has won a mandate to provide third-party clearing and trade support services to a global trading platform that recently hit Australian shores. Webull, which has soft launched in Australia, is a market participant of the ASX and Cboe Australia. ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
High-profile Australian financial services leaders have been recognised in the King's Birthday honours list, with several receiving an Order of Australia. This year, former Macquarie managing director and Financial Regulator Assessment Authority ...

Director banned for eight years

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The director of investment manager Foxi Capital has been banned from providing financial services for eight years after it was found he lacked relevant qualifications and experience, and misled investors. Foxi Capital director and Responsible Entity ...

Former BBY operations lead sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
The former head of operations of collapsed stockbroker BBY was sentenced on three charges of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage. Between June 2013 and May 2015, while BBY's head of operations, Fiona Mae Bilton deceived St George Bank in related ...

Adviser registration extended to October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Advisers now have until October 1 to register on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register, as the regulator extends the deadline. ASIC has pushed pack the slated July 1 registration deadline for several reasons. This will allow time for parliament to ...

Melissa Caddick declared dead by coroner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
The fraudster who purported to be a financial adviser to scam upwards of $23 million out of family and friends is likely dead, the inquest has found. That was the key finding delivered by the NSW Coroner yesterday, though the nature of her demise could ...

Poor policy administration sees MLC Life pay $22m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
MLC Life will pay $10 million, in addition to $12 million in remediation, for failing to pay promised rehabilitation benefits. The life insurer was penalised by the Federal Court after it was found guilty of several breaches of the ASIC Act, the Corporations ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) is urging all superannuation funds to review their account handling processes in the wake of AustralianSuper refunding $70 million to approximately 100,000 members who held multiple accounts with the fund. Last week ...