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ASX names chief compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... Moran, who announced his resignation in July after 15 years at the exchange. McCann brings over 25 years of experience across legal and compliance areas, advising a number of boards and executive teams on ASX listing rules, the Corporations Act and regulatory ...

Wealthy families double down on private markets: JP Morgan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... among the principals. Nearly 80% report using AI personally and 69% in their businesses, applying it on research, planning, legal analysis and strategy. "For some, it's a powerful tool for efficiency and insight; for others, its speed and scale raise ...

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... complex regulatory environment, "it is important that ASIC's guidance assists regulated entities with meeting their legal obligations and ultimately supports ASIC's market integrity and consumer protection objectives." In releasing RG 282, ASIC ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... has removed them from the annual report. "ASIC's greenwashing interventions are founded on enforcing well-established legal obligations that prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Fund managers need to make ...

ASIC confirms investigation into a Clime fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... an investigation does not mean that an entity or person has contravened the law or will necessarily be the subject of any legal or other proceeding. No adverse inference should be drawn from an investigation." The Australian Income Fund invests in equities ...

Cbus agrees to pay $23.5m fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... payments to members. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard the super fund co-operated with the regulator throughout the legal process and has agreed to pay compensation to impacted members, families and beneficiaries. Compensation is believed to ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... disregard the FFNS conduct. In response, Rodwell said in a statement that Crown Group "spent hundreds of thousand dollars in legal fees defending what was, at its core, a technical breach reporting issue." "The actual banning was a technical and administrative ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... higher contribution rates, or both," the plaintiffs' law firms Ecojustice and Goldblatt Partners said. "Despite the legal duty to invest in contributors' best interests, CPP Investments is failing to adequately consider what retirement will look ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... highlighted. Other challenges cited by the financial services industry were people (14%), operations (7%), commercial (7%), and legal (7%). "Within financial services, people and culture ranked as the most significant challenges in previous integrations ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... long sales cycles, which makes it very difficult to create a business case that supports an investment into this space." Legal and Prudential managing partner Jonathan Steffanoni says service failures that are the subject of enforcement action appear ...