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ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Mining company shares manipulator sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... charges being sentenced to terms of imprisonment," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC is committed to acting against conduct that damages the integrity of Australia's markets. Market manipulation undermines investor confidence and ASIC will take ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... to custody safely." Illustrating the harm faced by consumers, the consultation paper cited research by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which found that the most common reason for buying crypto assets was as a gamble. However, it also highlighted ...

More DASS complainants flock to AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... ASX-listed US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) and related products between 2015 and 2019. Six representatives did not conduct a reasonable investigation of the clients' circumstances before providing the advice, according to ASIC, adding ...

Wilsons Advisory fined $550k by ASIC MDP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... otherwise required to be matched on an order book of a market and have pre-trade transparency. The MDP described Wilsons' conduct as serious and "at the high end of careless rather than as reckless or intentional." It said the firm was overly reliant ...

Adviser sentenced over accessing client accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... person who carries on a financial services business while unauthorised to do so and one count of engaging in dishonest conduct in relation to a financial service. At the time of the conduct, Wertheimer was not licensed to provide financial advice. He ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
In another classic case of "she'll be right, mate", Australian investors are far less concerned about the current market volatility than our global counterparts, according to new research by State Street Global Advisors. The ETF Impact Investment Survey ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast businessman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... a financial services business without an Australian financial services licence and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC said between January 2020 to roughly the end of December 2021, Finerty dealt in financial products without a licence ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Australian companies will continue to suffer at the hands of the skill shortage crisis in 2023, with 70% of employers stating the lack of talent will cost them. According to research conducted by specialised recruiter Robert Half, the recent 3.5% unemployment ...

Former planner pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
A former Melbourne financial planner has pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct whilst running a financial services business. ASIC found that between February and March 2015, Bradley Grimm engaged in dishonest conduct on five ...