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Former Big Un chief escapes prison time for insider trading

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... Capital, which allowed customers to make the purchase on deferred payment terms, ASIC said. Evans first appeared via his lawyer in the Downing Centre Local Court on 14 February 2023 when he was initially charged, and as a consequence of his conviction ...

Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Netwealth will defend a class action brought against it by Keily McCrosson, a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, around the collapse of First Guardian. Netwealth said it subsidiaries Netwealth Investments and Netwealth Superannuation Services have ...

Shield investors launch Macquarie class action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Gordan Legal commenced a class action against Macquarie Investment Management, alleging the investors in the collapsed Shield Master Fund have not been fully compensated for losses affecting their retirement savings. The proceedings have been brought ...

Acclaim Wealth appoints head of distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... partnerships across the advice community." Along with his distribution experience, Smith is also an admitted Australian lawyer, most recently establishing his own legal practice. Acclaim Wealth noted his legal background will provide additional insight ...

LGT Wealth Management hires five advisers from rival

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... experience. Armitage spent 17 years with Credit Suisse Private bank and UBS after beginning his career as a financial services lawyer. Chisholm said LGT's private ownership by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein supported its long-term investment ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Macquarie's board has rejected KPMG as its auditor starting 2027 and will instead proceed with incumbent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This comes after Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was grilled at the August 14 parliamentary hearing over the ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Commonwealth Bank (CBA), together with Colonial First State Investments (CFSI) and Avanteos Investments, have agreed to settle the long-running Interest Rates Class Action for $249 million but deny wrongdoing. The class action spearheaded by Slater ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... advice will be provided by an entity within the AustralianSuper group, AustralianSuper Advice Pty Ltd. Financial services lawyer and policy expert, Michelle Levy, has been appointed as an independent director. Levy was previously chair of the Quality ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... and once conditions are met, the 'smart contract' carries out its terms automatically without the need of a bank, lawyer or any third party. "In a lending context, that means collateral can be posted, verified, and released entirely on-chain. ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... possible to determine whilst liquidation is ongoing and distributions to unitholders are expected." Callun Blurton, the lawyer for Kee and director of Financial Dispute Legal, told Financial Standard there are a range of issues which InterPrac says are ...
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