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Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... investment objectives, but we need to make sure that remains the case," Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said. "We are now 'baking in' the benefits of the capabilities we have developed and maximising the efficiencies and new insights ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Ukraine. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerated defence spending and European energy diversification. The Iran conflict is now doing the same for global energy self-sufficiency, while fracturing the US security umbrella and embedding geopolitics ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Silva failed to act in certain clients' best interests when he told them to switch their super so they could invest in the now collapsed schemes, ASIC said. While working at AS Financial Planning, Monte Silva was an authorised representative of Financial ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... with GESB for 14 years, with close to a decade of it spent as chief executive. GESB's chief investment officer Paul Taylor is now heading up the fund in an acting capacity while Western Australia's Public Sector Commission hunts a new chief executive ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation for a further two years, following his appointment in March 2024. His term will now conclude in October 2028. Announcing the reappointment today, New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the extension ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... which had been tied to SAN. Of them, two moved to NTAA's less restrictive licence, Advice Assist Australia, making it now home to 15 advisers. NTAA executive president Jack Stuk confirmed to Financial Standard the SAN business has been deregistered ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... unwavering support throughout my career, Peter Nicholson, Len Whelan, Steve Helmich and Greg Healy, thank you," he said. "As I now embark on my next chapter, I wish AMP nothing but success and will forever be a part of the cheer squad going forward as ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... growth in our wealth businesses, carefully managing capital and delivering sustainable long-term value," he said. The firm is now undertaking a $150 million on-market share buyback to improve earnings per share. Vernon said while the top priority is ...

Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... engagement, including working more closely with the Sydney based investment team, Frontier said. Anthony Luxford and Dan Manser are now senior consultants. Luxford previously worked in financial advice, including as a paraplanner, before joining Frontier ...

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... involved in the dodgy referral processes that led to significant client losses due to the Shield and First Guardian collapses is now banned. Aristotle Papapavlou is permanently banned from any involvement in the financial services and credit industries. ...