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Former adviser back in Australia to face theft charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025

... stealing millions from clients will finally face court after being extradited back to Australia from New Zealand. Marion Pearson allegedly stole $4.1 million from 13 clients between January 2009 and October 2013. She then fled to New Zealand, with the ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025

... go from strength to strength," she said. Separately, Funds SA has strengthened its board with the appointment of Sarah Pearson as a non-executive director for a three-year term. The $46 billion South Australian government-owned investment corporation ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025

... extradited to Australia to face 136 charges related to the alleged theft of clients' retirement savings. Marion Joan Pearson, formerly based in Perth, is accused of having stolen millions of dollars intended for clients' self-managed super funds. ...

Mercer Super reorganises leadership, chief executive changes roles

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024

... enterprises (SMEs) in the Pacific region. He will continue to report to Marsh McLennan Pacific chief commercial officer Marcus Pearson and remain based in Melbourne. Mercer Superannuation chair Jim Minto thanked Barber for his leadership of Mercer Super ...

Vale Garry Wyatt

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024

... continuation of Insync's operations in the hands of new team members." Insync head of strategy and distribution Grant Pearson wrote on LinkedIn that Wyatt was the "type of bloke you want leading a growing business; overcoming all the challenges the ...

Watershed Funds Management appoints head of distribution

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023

Watershed Funds Management has welcomed Lydia Pearson as its head of distribution, responsible for leading its engagement with financial advisers and licensees. In the newly created role, Pearson reports to Watershed's managing director Adam Rowley. ...

UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022

... and will add to the almost 500 recruits hired between January and the end of July this year. The regulator named Roma Pearson as director of consumer finance, Matthew Long as director of payments and digital assets, Karen Baxter as director of strategy ...

Super funds failing on animal protection

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022

... investing in animal cruelty. Only 16 currently have such policies. World Animal Protection interim country director Ben Pearson said: "The reality for most Australians is that their super could be funding some of the cruellest industries like intensive ...

AAT affirms SMSF adviser ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020

... ceased to carry on a financial services business. In 2015 another former authorised representative of Ballast, Marion Joan Pearson, was permanently banned from providing financial advice after she was found to have falsified documents to hide the fact ...

Powerwrap exec jumps to Insync

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020

... roles at KPMG, Decimal, Australia Skandia and Asgard Wealth Solutions. Insync executive and investment specialist Grant Pearson told Financial Standard the firm was pleased to welcome Gillett to the team. "It's enormously pleasing to have Wes Gillett ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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