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Geoff Lloyd to lead Perpetual wealth spin-off

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... has also held executive positions at BT and St George Bank's wealth management arm and was chair of the Financial Services Council. In 2010, Lloyd left a leadership position within BT's advice and private banking business to head Perpetual Private ...

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... the first phase expected to be made available to the Entireti network, including Akumin, Fortnum, Personal Financial Services and Entireti Alliances, from the third quarter of 2026. Akumin chief executive Matt Lawler said the new technology helps makes ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government is looking into the information various regulatory bodies seek from the financial services industry to cut red tape. "We rightly, I believe, have multiple regulators in financial services. ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

... executive and co-founder Chris Larsen said. With $93 billion under advice, management and trusteeship, the financial services group said bringing the brands together under a single brand is part of its strategy to provide advice and investment solutions ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... question of 'customer' or 'member', to be frank. Look at what we've seen in the past with the way large financial services institutions have treated their customers. I wouldn't want to wish that upon anybody," Watson said. "It's about treating ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... proposed reforms. The educational reforms have largely driven mass attrition in the profession following the Financial Services Royal Commission. There were 15,151 active financial advisers at the end of 2025, dropping substantially from the peak of ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... insurers to provide simple advice directly to their customers without any extra cost, it added. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino late last year asked for patience as the government continued to work through complexities in enabling greater ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026

... aspiration doesn't match your role in the system. The ASX is one of the most critical limbs of Australia's financial services, but it's failed to deliver on its promise to its customers because it has looked backward, not forward, whilst seeing its issues ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026

... current layered framework. While some regulations will fall under general consumer law, other can trigger general financial services regulation, while eventually the asset class may warrant prudential oversight. "This approach avoids the binary choice ...

Australians like AI, reluctant to trust it on financial decisions: Survey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026

... enough to start paying for AI financial tools. Sixty four percent of Australians expect AI to become common in financial services within five years. "People want AI introduced carefully, with safeguards and clear human responsibility for decisions that ...

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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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