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Financial Circle director convicted, fined

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
A director of the now defunct financial services firm has been convicted of managing a corporation and fined $6000. Joshua David Fuoco pleaded guilty to the charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The charge arose from an ASIC investigation that ...

Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Link Group flagged it is in "advanced confidential discussions" with the UK's financial markets regulator to settle its investigation against the failed Woodford Equity Income Fund. The case has dragged on since 2019, when fundie Mark Woodford went ...

New chief for Queensland Treasury Corp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
Leon Allen has been named chief executive of Queensland Treasury Corporation. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Cameron Dick said Allen's experience in Queensland and internationally made him the ideal candidate to lead the financing arm for ...

Alternatives fund manager names sales lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Boutique fund manager Jameson TTB appointed a distribution director to a newly created position in a bid to expand the recently rebranded firm. Matthew Afflitto joined Jameson TTB this month after working as an investment specialist and business development ...

Negative wholesale funds market growth continues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Australia's $1.6 trillion wholesale funds market has experienced negative growth, contracting 2.6% in annual terms. According to Rainmaker Information's latest Wholesale Advantage report, wholesale funds have had three consecutive quarters of negative ...

Macquarie profits boosted by commodities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Macquarie Group has attributed strong FY23 earnings to varied market conditions and diversity in its activities. Reporting to the ASIX, the group said net profit after tax (NPAT) for the three months to 31 December 2022 (3Q23) was "slightly" up on the ...

Adviser sentenced over accessing client accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer has been convicted and sentenced for making unauthorised client transactions on the Netwealth platform. Specifically, Wertheimer was convicted on one count of providing a financial service on behalf of a person ...

Aware Super deputy investment chief to lead global strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
Aware Super has promoted Damien Webb to head of international, putting him in charge of its offshore expansion program. Webb will serve as an executive lead for the continued international expansion of the fund's investment function, Aware Super ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
The official Consumer Price Index jumped 1.9% in the December 2022 quarter, rising to the highest annual rate of inflation in over 30 years. The figures were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today and mark the fourth consecutive ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
With wage inflation expected to persist into 2023, managing wage increases, employee satisfaction and other measures to attract and retain talent are issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the ...