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Proposed CFD class action targets IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... complex, high-risk products." The claim will allege investors suffered losses in circumstances where their objectives, financial situations and needs were inadequately assessed and where the risks of investing were inadequately disclosed, the two firms ...

Consultation opens on crypto regulation bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... why Australia has fallen behind on consumer protection and investment promotion. He added that Labor and minister for financial services Stephen Jones had failed Australian consumers by not already releasing a draft bill. Ensuing these perceived inadequacies ...

UBS launches small cap strategy in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... and growth stages of their lifecycle and have accelerating sales and earnings growth, expanding margins, and improving financial profiles." UBS co-portfolio manager of the Future Leaders Small Cap Strategy and senior investment analyst David Sullivan ...

ASIC research guides retail investment regulations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... information from social media and networking platforms, including YouTube (20%), Facebook (11%), podcasts (10%) and financial influencers (10%). Specifically pertaining to financial influencers, as previously reported by Financial Standard, ASIC issued ...

First Sentier named Investment Manager of the Year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
First Sentier Investors won Investment Manager of the Year award at the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards, taking the title from Macquarie Investment Management which held it for four years running. The Investment Leadership Awards celebrate ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... competition, investigating allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and protecting the interests of consumers in the financial services sector. Speaking at an AFR event, Cass-Gottlieb said the ACCC's priorities and approach to regulating the financial ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... purchasing crypto assets have inadequate consumer protections. Veyret said: "CHOICE is hearing from many Australians about financial loss and other harm caused by purchasing crypto assets that were not what they appeared to be." "We've seen a number ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... act. Carlsson urged audience members to submit public comment. "The second reason why we should get involved is the financial relevance," he said. "That is something that gets forgotten some times. We look at financial materiality whilst the MSA talks ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... consultation paper outlines several issues in retail trading that regulators are concerned about - from investors, with limited financial education, being pushed into scams through social media to retail platforms "gamifying" trading to attract younger ...

Courtenay House director faces court for alleged fraud offences

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... an alleged Ponzi scheme. Iervasi is facing nine criminal charges of dishonest conduct and one charge of carrying on a financial services business without a licence. Papoulias is facing one charge of dealing in the proceeds of crime worth $1 million or ...