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JBWere makes senior advice hires

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... advice at JBWere following several years in Morgan Stanley's wealth management division as an executive director and NSW state manager. He's also previously spent over eight years at Perpetual and worked in NAB's banking team. Meantime, former ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
An adviser that ASIC said was experienced enough to know better than to advise clients to invest in Shield and First Guardian has been banned for five years. Shane Monte Silva failed to act in certain clients' best interests when he told them to switch ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... and people and culture. He had been brought on to support the fund's new strategy following changes to Western Australia's State Superannuation Act 2000, which enabled GESB to accept superannuation guarantee payments from non-public sector employers. ...

ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Former financial adviser Rhys Reilly has been banned from working in financial services for 10 years for "serious misconduct" in which he flogged the First Guardian Master Fund in return for conflicted remuneration. ASIC's investigation into Reilly ...

Foreign resident CGT rules up for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... inclusively (that is, building from the ordinary meaning) and captures rights and interests over land (regardless of how a state law or territory law treats the interest), things fixed or installed on land, whether or not they are treated another way ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... conditions of the standard form contract, consistent with obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and equivalent state of territory laws. The code's effectiveness in dealing with customers experiencing vulnerability, including commitments ...

ASIC concerns over Interprac sale 'unfounded': Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group says ASIC's concerns around what the sale of Interprac Financial Planning might mean for its creditors are "unfounded", while also saying it is working with ASX to determine whether shareholders are required to approve the ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... brings over 15 years' experience across superannuation, insurance and investments, with senior roles at Colonial First State, BT Funds Management and most recently leading super product at Mercer. Slapp said Chand's depth of experience is a strong ...