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Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024

... much harder to just walk away from a subsidiary," he said. The defunct Libertas Financial Planning, which was owned by Sequoia Financial Group, is one example where ASIC cancelled the AFSL for failing to pay an AFCA determination. Last week, ASIC canned ...

Powerhouse Ventures to acquire Aliwa

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024

... presenting itself in micro-cap stocks and the risk asset landscape. Separately, Powerhouse has acquired Informed Investor from Sequoia Financial Group. Sequoia in exchange took two million shares in Powerhouse. It acquired Informed Investor, ShareCafe ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024

Sequoia Financial Group gained a net of 14 financial advisers to end up with about 350 representatives at the end of the 2024 financial year. Sequoia added 70 advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024

... folding. That claim then progressed to the CSLR, which ultimately paid an undisclosed amount to the consumer on July 24. Sequoia Financial Group acquired Libertas in 2019, which had about 23 advisers and $1 billion in funds under management at the time. ...

Another chair for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024

The leadership tumult at Sequoia Financial Group continues as it appoints another chair in less than four months. Sequoia today announced that Mike Ryan is its new non-executive chair, replacing Charles Sweeney who assumed the role on April 18. The ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024

... $3 billion in the first quarter to $4.5 billion. This was primarily driven by Chinese-focused funds, particularly the Sequoia Capital China Venture Capital Fund, which secured $2.5 billion in the second quarter. Interestingly, India also emerged as a ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024

Sequoia Financial Group chief executive Garry Crole has accepted a fixed-term contract that will see him extend his tenure to June 2026, but succession planning efforts are afoot. This fulfills the promise made in a company presentation to investors ...

Rogue Sequoia shareholders slapped with orders

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024

The Takeovers Panel has slapped a series of orders on Sequoia Financial Group shareholders who attempted to overthrow the leadership. The panel handed down several restrictions on the rogue shareholders and their associated entities that have substantial ...

Sequoia professional services lead exits, restructures business

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024

Sequoia Financial Group's head of professional services, who worked with a group that attempted to overthrow the current leadership, has left the firm as part of an executive and structural shake-up. Brent Jones was appointed as head of Sequoia's professional ...

Panel declares 'unacceptable circumstances' for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024

The Takeovers Panel declared that rogue shareholders, which include Glennon Capital, seeking to gain control of Sequoia Financial Group were not transparent about their relationship and breached substantial shareholder laws. In an update to the ASX ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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