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Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... adviser productivity, reiterating that it is the advice business' responsibility to do so. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Shaping Advice Summit, Barrett took aim at platforms for how they portray themselves as the leaders in solving ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... at its "infancy", many can capitalise on buying low and selling high. Speaking in a panel discussion at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Shaping Advice Summit in Sydney this morning, AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett said the local advice ...

State Super names former super chief as chair

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... Catherine Bolder and brings more than three decades of experience across superannuation, investment management and financial services. His appointment follows senior leadership roles including chief executive of First State Super, now Aware Super, where ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
The Financial Services Council ( FSC ) has called for a significant overhaul of ASIC's supervisions of financial advice licensees, arguing stronger regulatory oversight is needed to better protect consumers following recent industry failures. In a white ...

ASIC wins court order to wind up Capital Guard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... appoint independent liquidators to take control of the company. Capital Guard promoted itself as a regulated financial services provider that specialised in acquiring and holding corporate bonds on behalf of clients. ASIC cancelled Capital Guard's Australian ...

Warakirri names head of wholesale

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... role, reporting to head of distribution Stuart Devlin. Papakonstantinos brings two decades of experience in financial services working across advice, business development and investment research. Most recently, he was a distribution manager at Copia ...

Apex Group head of super to depart

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... progression with the rapid development of technology, data and artificial intelligence (AI) across the broader financial services industry. "I'm excited to work alongside Ash, Joash and the broader Novigi team to help drive the next phase of growth ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... institutional-grade technology to navigate the next phase of innovation. "As digital assets become increasingly embedded in financial services, it is clear that institutional-grade infrastructure is the foundation for innovation," Zhang said. "We're ...

AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... point in the group's superannuation strategy. "I've long admired AMP for its history in Australian financial services, particularly in corporate super," he said. "AMP Super offers a compelling proposition for members, employers and advisers. ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... individuals were identified as not having any qualifications or training courses marked from some 82 Australian financial services licensees. Of those individuals, 106 records on the FAR have been updated to reflect they are, in fact, qualified, while ...