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Former ASIC deputy chair Crennan steps in as York St Capital chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... than crypto hype. York St Capital is being positioned as an organisation-built for scrutiny, durability and regulatory compliance. That is what makes this opportunity compelling."

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... funds, and legislate to prevent related-party transactions and related-party investments in defined circumstances. Compliance plan standards should be raised and clearly defined while MIS recurrent and real-time reporting to ASIC should be introduced. ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... than 20% of advisers now rank security among their top three criteria when selecting a platform, reinforcing a more compliance-focused audience, while poor service was a driver in 50% of cases where advisers stopped using a platform. Investment Trends ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... 2025." The group has already formed an independent governance committee and overhauled its senior management in the compliance team in response to the collapse of the two managed investment schemes. This includes hiring former ASIC commissioner Danielle ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... VFMC team in this executive role leading the key enterprise-wide functions of Finance, Fund Accounting, Tax, Risk and Compliance and Legal," VFMC chief executive Kate Galvin said. Phillips will bring more than three decades' experience in financial services ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Nowinfinity general manager Kate Anderson said upcoming regulatory changes will have a significant impact on compliance for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and advised professionals to stay alert. With Division 296, AML/CTF Tranche 2, and Payday ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... said she understood that financial advisers cannot provide advice on assets like cryptocurrencies and property due to compliance requirements, but they should be able to educate on those topics rather than shutting down the conversation entirely. "Financial ...

AustralianSuper risk lead jumps to rival

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Skye Stevenson, former head of investment compliance and operational risk at AustralianSuper, has left the $410 billion fund to join Rest Super in a newly created Sydney-based role. Rest Super has appointed Stevenson general manager, investment governance. ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... home around $412,000 a year plus super. However, the most sought-after professionals are those working within risk and compliance. The top three most in demand professionals in the financial services sector are risk and compliance managers, internal ...