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Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... Australia and the US. The funds she procured for investment purposes were actually spent gambling at Crown Casino in Melbourne and paying off her credit card debt. Maureen Johnston pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception totalling ...

Finnies recognise wealth management disruptors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... sector. It also sets the scene for what we believe will be our best Finnies event to-date." The event will be held in Melbourne on June 6.

Boutique fund house adds distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... Cochran held business development positions with Ventura Investment Management and Advance Asset Management. Based in Melbourne, Cochran will report to managing director Stephen Hiscock. Hiscock said that Cochran will be an asset to the firm thanks to ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint trustee board that will oversee the initiative. Eventually, the two Melbourne-based funds will combine their investment pools, administration and even offices. However, they will retain their individual ...

CountPlus acquires stake in advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... in Rundles Financial Planning, as well as a 40% stake in accounting firm Rundles Prime. Total consideration for the Melbourne-based firms is a cash payment of $2.481 million. This brings CountPlus' network to 18 member firms. Prime Financial Group also ...

ASIC appoints receiver for derivatives issuer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... authorised deposit-taking institutions in breach of legal requirements. ASIC, Berndale and its related parties appeared in Melbourne's Federal Court on April 18. Rachel Burdett-Baker and Bruno Secatore, of Cor Cordis, have been appointed to act as joint ...

APRA grants ADI licence to Judo Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... necessary for a licensed bank. Judo first applied for the ADI in May 2018. "On behalf of our investors and Judo team across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, we are delighted to have been granted this full banking license, following new legislation that ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... owned, infrastructure assets," he said. Goodsell said some highlights included the: Western Sydney Airport ($5.3bn); Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland rail ($9bn); Melbourne-to-Geelong Fast Rail ($2bn); and Gateway Motorway Extension in Brisbane ($0.8bn). ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... between $50,000 and $75,000 per annum. The figures represent the benchmark salary for wealth management professional in Melbourne and Sydney, inclusive of superannuation. They do not take into account potential bonuses. In regards to determining salaries ...

Crestone builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... billion in assets under management. It now has 200 employees in total, with 75 investment advisers so read across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. With the new hires, Crestone has 18 people in the investment products and services team. Haslem, who was ...