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ANZ accused of paying hush money on BBSW scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020

... suspension came after he made a series of complaints to ANZ executives about things he had observed on the trading floor. His lawyer says these observations proved to be relevant to an ASIC investigation into ANZ's alleged attempts to manipulate the ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020

Law firm Slater and Gordon has slammed AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's criticism of litigation funding and class actions, as AMP continues to battle lawsuits sparked by the Royal Commission. Slater and Gordon head of class actions Ben Hardwick ...

HSBC hit with $2.3bn suit over Disney investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020

Banking giant HSBC is facing a $2.3 billion (GBP 1.3 billion) law suit over investments in Disney films allegedly promoted by its private bank in the UK. The Eclipse Film Partnerships were a series of film financing schemes conceived by HSBC and promoted ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020

... is unlikely to result in settlement. The case, in which McVeigh is represented by Equity Generations Lawyers principal lawyer David Barnden, could set a precedent for super funds. The case will question what trustee duties apply when it comes to climate ...

ASIC mainly concerned with media releases: Lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020

Hamilton Blackstone Lawyers managing director Cristean Yazbeck has argued that ASIC is mainly concerned with its own reputation and the media releases it can put out in relation to action on financial advisers. Yazbeck said in a paper that after ASIC ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020

Vasco Trustees and ASIC had grave concerns about the financial position of Mayfair 101 for months before receivers were appointed to IPO Wealth, according to court filings. Filings from Vasco Trustees, the trustee for the IPO Wealth Fund, in the Supreme ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020

... for implementing the credit management policy framework within which the business operates. Bishop, who is a qualified lawyer, has held a number of senior legal, company secretary and line management roles. He was the first to hold the new role of head ...

Law firm bolsters financial services team

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020

... and Europe. Henry joins Herbert Smith Freehills from Norton Rose Fulbright, where she was a financial services regulatory lawyer and partner in the firm's London office before relocating to Australia. Prior to that, Henry was a regulator at the UK's ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

The ASX has appointed a new chief compliance officer, as the incumbent prepares to step down after a decade in the role. The ASX's deputy general counsel Janine Ryan will take over from Kevin Lewis as he shifts into an advisory role ahead of his retirement ...

New course helps advisers recognise financial abuse

JULIA NEWBOULD | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020

... Standards International, based in the UK. There are around four hours of video including interviews with victims of abuse, a lawyer and advisers as to what we can individually do to help. "We break down the differences between financial abuse and elder ...

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Qualitas scores $550m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN

Qualitas won the mandate from a new global institutional investor based in North America.

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN

ASIC has issued a reminder to the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees regarding the upcoming notification obligations related to the new experienced provider pathway.

Coller Capital hires former J.P. MAM executive

KARREN VERGARA

A former J.P. Morgan Asset Management executive has been appointed the lead of Coller Capital's private wealth distribution unit for Australia and New Zealand.

Partners Group launches private infra fund

KARREN VERGARA

Partners Group will launch a new private markets fund for local high-net-worth investors.

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