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Former AFA president Dugald Mitchell remembered

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... profession, including calling for financial advice to require a tertiary level education." Mitchell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for services to the life insurance industry and the community. In 2018, he received the Michael ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... executive Alexis George said: "This divestment brings to a close our long and proud involvement in life insurance in Australia and New Zealand. It enables us to realise capital to further strengthen our balance sheet ahead of our demerger and continue ...

Equity Trustees to exit UK, Ireland

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... the greatest shareholder value. "Equity Trustees remains strongly focused on offering corporate trustee services in Australia, where it is a market leader and has a long track record of creating value for stakeholders." O'Brien added that Equity ...

eToro sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... lack of compliance in this case, given eToro's market penetration and the depth of its brand awareness, both in Australia and globally," Court said. "Our message to industry is that CFD target markets should be narrowly defined given the significant ...

State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... businesses, drive efficiency and reduce operational risks." One of Fund Connect ETF's significant features is the automated order placement solution, which, coupled with an integration into order management systems, offers a direct channel between ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in Sydney advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... than ever to continue growing and improving the services they offer to clients," said Molesworth. "We recognised that, in order to achieve our goals, we needed to get bigger and more efficient so we wanted a partner that could help us drive business ...

ASIC to host CHESS replacement roundtable

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... intragroup conflicts of interest. "ASX's effective engagement with industry is an urgent issue that must be resolved in order for the overall project to get back on track," Longo said. "The establishment of an appropriate stakeholder advisory group ...

Maple-Brown Abbott names risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... crime compliance, Birrell had direct responsibility for developing and leading the global financial crime program across Australia, the Cayman Islands, the UK, Asia and the US. Before this, she was head of risk management and compliance at IAG Asset ...

Openmarkets hit with largest ever MDP penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
Openmarkets Australia has paid a $4.5 million penalty, the largest sanction ever imposed by an ASIC Market Disciplinary Panel, after contravening market integrity rules. An ASIC investigation was triggered by a series of transgressions, most notably ...

ASIC deepens investigation into Magnolia founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... Mitchell Atkins, also the managing director and chief investment officer of Magnolia Capital, was prohibited from leaving Australia without the consent of the court and was ordered to surrender his passport on June 19. ASIC announced that it sought to ...