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Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... 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 that an increasing number of consumers are starting to see crypto assets as an alternative ...

Global equities to grow in 2023: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... According to Pennell, in the latter half of last year, large companies such as Microsoft Corp, Johnson & Johnson, and Proctor & Gamble increased their dollar payouts. "In addition, businesses like Volkswagen AG have recently paid out further special ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority wants stock trading app operators to review the design of their platforms, saying gamification is being used in ways that mislead consumers and create problem behaviours. The regulator said design features like regular ...

Magellan shuns turnaround companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... 50% of Magellan's portfolio is invested in businesses such as Nestle and PepsiCo, which owns the likes of Procter & Gamble, Gillette, and Head and Shoulders. Alphabet, Microsoft, and Netflix, also make up a large portion of holdings. When looking ...

ASIC bans adviser over $5m fraud

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
ASIC has permanently banned former Sentinel Wealth financial adviser Gavin Fineff, after he was charged with misappropriating between $3.3 and $5 million of client money. On May 7, Fineff was arrested and charged by New South Wales Police with 18 offences ...

Former adviser charged with $3.3m fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
A former Sentinel Wealth financial adviser with a gambling addiction has been charged with stealing $3.3 million from clients. New South Wales Police confirmed to Financial Standard that Gavin Fineff was charged with 18 offences of dishonestly obtaining ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... consultant with AT Kearney's financial institutions business, and started his career off at consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. He has been working with CFA Institute in various advisory roles since August 2015. "I'm honored to be continuing ...

Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... best-performing sector was financials and the worst-performing sector was utilities. The difference between the two was 19.34%. The gamble investors took on financials in 2016 could be seen to be correctly identifying who would win the presidential election ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
New data released by illion and AlphaBeta (part of Accenture) shows that there are vast differences in how early release of super payments are being spent between the genders. While women who access their super early are more likely to spend on essential ...

Former financial adviser permanently banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... the former adviser use around $5 million of client funds to prop up his own business, pay off his credit card debts and gamble. His clients trusted him with the operation of their self-managed superannuation funds, and in some cases, Gibbs had almost ...
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