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Illegal investment scheme operator to pay $1.25m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... ASIC said Hopkins and The A Team Property Group promoted joint venture property developments on social media, such as Facebook, and offered fixed returns of 25% to 50% to be paid between 12 to 26 months. Many investors were referred to third parties ...

FAAA takes aim at finfluencers with new campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... timely," Milnes said. The campaign aims to reach Australians across the same social media channels as finfluencers do, like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and LinkedIn. It will also feature in relevant podcasts and embedded on certain searches ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... comments across the fund's social media pages suggest the issues may have begun as early as Saturday, October 26. On Facebook, in response to a member who questioned whether the fund had been hacked, ART said the issue was caused by a file error ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... entered. The cold callers also bypass data brokers by posting click-bait advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Such ads promote superannuation comparison calculators, which give consumers the impression their existing ...

Court finds Canna Campbell infringed trademark

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... podcasts. Judge Manousaridis found that Campbell advertised and made public her Financial Foreplay Podcast on Instagram and Facebook in a way that she provided services that constituted "advisory services relating to finance", "advisory services relating ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... managing partner of Bracebridge Capital also sits on the board along with David Fischer, former chief revenue officer at Facebook; and Todd Ruppert the former chief executive of T. Rowe Price International.

ASIC charges HESTA for misleading marketing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... including choosing or moving between funds." HESTA's Balanced Growth option performance figures were shown through Facebook, Instagram, and in a webinar hosted on the fund's website, cited in various instances from 23 August 2022 to 18 July 2023. ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... regulator said. ASIC alleges ESG misrepresentations were made on Active Super's website, disclosure documents and on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. "There is much competition among super funds for new members, and we know that funds seek to attract ...

Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... engaging with their superannuation funds. According to a 2018 IQ Group survey, most members engage with their funds via Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. "From website navigation to page consistency and device compatibility, superannuation ...

Future Super accused of greenwashing via Facebook post

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Future Super has been handed an infringement notice by ASIC over a Facebook post that implied all its funds under management had been invested in fossil fuels prior to transitioning to Future Super. The $13,320 infringement notice follows ASIC raising ...
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