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Allspring appoints head of sales for new Sydney office

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... recent partnership with Bennelong Funds Management and the subsequent launch of the Allspring Global Income Fund for Australian investors through a local unit trust. In his new position, Gordon will be responsible for leading sales and client service ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Australian Unity has appointed Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as the next group managing director and chief executive, succeeding Rohan Mead who will retire in December. Rosmarin will commence in the new role from 15 December 2025 after completion of the transition ...

UBS shutters international shares fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... The fund invested across a wide range of countries and currencies, with some of the assets partially hedged to the Australian dollar. According to Rainmaker Information, the fund had a net asset value of $12.5 million as of August 31 and returned 11.22% ...

CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... paid out in relation to United Global Capital (UGC), totalling $2.3 million. There will be many more to come, with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority opting to reinstate UGC's membership to ensure victims of the Shield and First Guardian collapses ...

Perpetual dumps 23m Myer shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... mixed from a category perspective, womenswear and home categories have shown particular strength," Myer said. "However, Australian consumers continue to exercise caution in discretionary spending and the retail environment in New Zealand remains subd ...

ASIC to release IDR and reportable situations data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... aligns with and will complement the existing publication of firm-level external dispute resolution (EDR) data by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). ASIC is set to publish the RS dashboard in October, in line with legislative requirements ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... Joint Financial Regulatory Forum. The virtual forum was chaired by director general of HM Treasury Gwyneth Nurse and Australian Treasury deputy secretary James Kelly, accompanied by representatives from the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has reinstated United Global Capital's (UGC) membership until 31 March 2026, to ensure consumers can lodge complaints regarding Shield and First Guardian Master Fund. UGC was expelled from AFCA membership ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...