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eToro sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023

... eToro AUS is now operating with a revised target market determination in place for CFDs." ASIC considers that eToro's conduct is likely to have resulted in a significant number of retail clients being exposed to the CFD product that was unlikely ...

Review forces ASX to fix intra-group conflicts

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023

Another review from the fallout of the bungled CHESS replacement saga will force the ASX to implement 13 recommendations to manage conflicts of interest among its subsidiaries. The review, conducted by Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), found prevalence ...

Advice from Shartru failed best interests duty, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023

... expects licensees to have adequate audit processes to monitor and supervise their representatives. AFS licensees should conduct sufficient periodic audits of their advisers and use suitably qualified staff to conduct these audits," ASIC said. It added ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023

... action by way of withdrawing licences. "But even then, [advisers] can turn up elsewhere who have engaged in this sort of conduct. So that's another problem in the system I think we really need to work on trying to improve," he said. During FY23 ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023

More than half of Australian chief financial officers have plans to hire for vacated positions in the next six months, up 44% from six months ago, according to specialist recruitment house Robert Half. The new study, conducted online in June, surveyed ...

Bravura names chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023

Bravura Solutions has appointed interim chief executive Andrew Russell to the top job permanently following the quick departure of Libby Roy. Russell will take on the dual role of chief executive and managing director, succeeding Roy who vacated the ...

ASIC acts against illegal investment scheme operator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023

... targeted SMSF members. Sasha Hopkins, director of The A Team Property Group, is facing civil action for alleged unlicensed conduct and running several unregistered schemes. ASIC is alleging that Hopkins offered clients property investment opportunities ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023

Thanks to a robust start to the year, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that a recession won't take place in the second half, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The survey, conducted ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023

... lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court, alleging Vanguard "made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond ...

ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023

... last year ASIC has acted against 26 SMSF auditors who failed to meet the independence and auditing standards, or whose conduct called into question the integrity of SMSF audits. "The SMSF sector holds more than $865 billion in assets in over 600,000 ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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