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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
Global X ETFs Australia has selected Citi as the new custodian and fund administrator for its Australian ETF business, following a comprehensive market review process. Global X said Citi's appointment forms part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
ASIC has banned Brett Newbound of Victoria, a financial adviser and the sole director of Freedom Wealth Services, which has subsequently lost its Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to ASIC, Newbound was found to have forged client ...

Frontier awards custody mandate for ICIO offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Frontier Advisors is set to launch its independent chief investment officer (ICIO) service to the Australian market and has awarded a custody and administration mandate ahead of its release. Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing ...

APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
APRA has inserted geopolitical risks into its regulatory priorities, expecting superannuation trustees to manage it well, as their traditional risk frameworks may no longer be adequate in the current environment. Penning a letter to super funds and ...

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve. Recent roundtables hosted by APRA and ASIC heard the importance ...

Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASIC has disqualified Shashikumari Agrawal (Mrs Agrawal), the wife of the imprisoned director Krishnakumar Agrawal (Mr Agrawal), from managing corporations for five years due to her role in the collapsed Mansa Group. Mrs Agrawal and Mr Agrawal were ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions. Speaking ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The former chief operating officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined C1 Capital Group as chief investment and operating officer. Tim Buskens has assumed the role at C1 Capital Group, which is a housing fund manager ...

Former Brite Advisors responsible manager banned

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned former Brite Advisors responsible manager Gerard Duffy from providing financial services after determining it had reason to believe he was not a fit and proper person. ...

HESTA extends decades-long partnership with J.P. Morgan

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
J.P. Morgan will continue to deliver custodial and fund services for the $102 billion super fund for a further five years, extending their partnership to more than 30 years. The reappointment followed an independent review and will see J.P. Morgan continuing ...