Firmus co-founder Oliver Curtis has been informally cleared to oversee and run a publicly listed company despite his criminal record, paving the way for him to lead his $6 billion artificial intelligence business to the ASX this year.
Firmus and its advisers have had high-level discussions with the ASX about Curtis meeting the exchange’s mandatory “good fame and character” test, which is required for the convicted insider trader to remain a director and co-chief executive of the Singapore-based business on listing.