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Grow Super founder pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... guilty at Downing Centre Local Court today. Alongside his role at Grow, Wilson was chief executive and founder of start-up sports technology company StatEdge and Trevisiol was managing director. StatEdge had a contract with the NRL which included managing ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... wave has prompted the government to reimpos tough restriction measures. Here goes social isolation, lockdowns of schools, sports venues and businesses again, dashing China's early return to growth. But just as China paved the way for easing lockdowns ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... centres to assist with superannuation processing, including hiring staff from impacted areas of the economy, such as local sports clubs and domestic airlines." The APRA data shows a number of non-retail funds not named by Leigh also failed to meet the ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... Squad's Casino and Racing Unit then established Strike Force Mirrabei. StatEdge, which Wilson described on his LinkedIn as a sports technology company, worked with the NRL to manage its team lists and team changes data. It also managed the voting ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Household Capital has announced it has added two new roles to its executive team including chief operating operator and chief credit officer. Luke Rattigan has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer, with a primary focus ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... country. "This includes parcel delivery company, ZTO, diesel engine maker Weichai Power, branded sportswear company Anta Sports, as well as better known companies such as Alibaba, Tencent and Ping An Insurance," he said. However, Taw said investors should ...

ASIC demands compliance despite COVID-19

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The corporate regulator is warning companies keep their control framework in-line when working from home, after control failures led a betting agency to open a market covering the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 index. ASIC has publicly chided Sportsbet ...

Ponzi scheme rakes in almost $1.5bn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... USD$140 million of investor money to fund a "lavish lifestyle" which included a stake in a private jet service, 150 luxury sports cars and multiple properties. Daniel Michael, chief of the complex financial instruments unit of the SEC's enforcement division ...

Radio host adviser revealed as alleged fraudster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a radio host and investment adviser with defrauding hundreds of retail clients out of millions. Keith Springer hosted a radio show called Smart Money with Keith Springer, which is how many of his ...