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Allspring appoints head of sales for new Sydney office

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Allspring Global Investments has announced Jeremy Gordon will be the head of sales for Australia and New Zealand, leading its new Sydney office. Gordon brings over 25 years of experience in the funds management industry to the role. He previously spent ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Australian Unity has appointed Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as the next group managing director and chief executive, succeeding Rohan Mead who will retire in December. Rosmarin will commence in the new role from 15 December 2025 after completion of the transition ...

UBS shutters international shares fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
UBS Asset Management has decided to terminate the 33-year-old UBS International Share Fund, noting the fund is not at an "optimal size" to continue. The fund is to be terminated on or around October 21. "After analysis of market conditions and investment ...

CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has made 551 payments totalling $54 million since it began operating, some 291 of which were made in relation to Dixon Advisory. The overwhelming majority of payments relate to personal financial advice ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
ASIC has permanently banned a former financial adviser after he was convicted for defrauding family and friends out of $4.5 million. Anthony Joseph Del Vecchio served as a financial adviser for Freedom Finance Australia from November 2016 to October ...

Perpetual dumps 23m Myer shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
Perpetual, one of Myer's largest shareholders, sold around 23 million shares after the retailer's poor results this week. Myer's share price fell as much as 30% after announcing its full year results on Tuesday. The embattled retailer reported a fall ...

ASIC to release IDR and reportable situations data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
ASIC has outlined its approach to publishing two public-facing dashboards containing Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and Reportable Situations (RS) data. ASIC said the approach was determined following consideration of 47 submissions received in response ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The UK and Australia have exchanged information on their respective approaches to financial markets, pension structures, and digital asset advancement at the inaugural UK-Australia Joint Financial Regulatory Forum. The virtual forum was chaired by director ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has reinstated United Global Capital's (UGC) membership until 31 March 2026, to ensure consumers can lodge complaints regarding Shield and First Guardian Master Fund. UGC was expelled from AFCA membership ...