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Cboe acquires Chi-X

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Cboe Global Markets has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific, Australia's most significant competitor exchange to the ASX. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds, Aware Super, is restructuring its financial advice team in a move which will result in redundancies. The $130 billion fund said it has observed a trend away from ongoing advice contracts and towards on-demand ...

Mayfair found to have misled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
ASIC's court action against Mayfair 101 has been successful, with the Federal Court finding its advertisements for debenture products were misleading. The court found Mayfair Wealth Partners trading as Mayfair Platinum, Online Investments trading as ...

AustralianSuper adds gold ETF to menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
AustralianSuper, Australia's largest super fund with over $200 billion in assets under management, has added ETF Securities Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GOLD) to its direct investment menu. The fund's direct investment offering allows some members a choice ...

Insider trading four times more common

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
New research estimates that the actual prevalence of illegal insider trading is much higher than regulators think, at least four times greater than the number of prosecutions. The research was conducted by Vinay Patel and Talis Putnins from the University ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer will release a professional development book on effective leadership in April. The leadership star: A practical guide to building engagement is due out next month, presents a five-point framework developed ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

Bennelong hires for new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Bennelong Funds Management has hired for the newly created role of chief client strategy officer. Amara Haqqani steps into the position. She will be based in Sydney and report directly to Bennelong chief executive Craig Bingham. Haqqani was previously ...

Insider trading forum busted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has busted an internet forum where people were selling "insider tips" on listed companies. California man James Roland Jones was charged with perpetuating a fraudulent scheme to sell what he claimed were ...

WTW wins mandate from NZ government super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Willis Towers Watson has been appointed to review the New Zealand Government Superannuation Fund Authority (NZ GSFA). Under this appointment, WTW will assess NZ GSFA's investment approach to determine how effectively and efficiently it is performing ...