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ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... into Reilly, which remains ongoing, found he accepted $100,000 in conflicted remuneration while recommending clients invest most, or all, of their superannuation into First Guardian. He failed to disclose such payments to clients. Reilly made false or ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... treat every customer interaction with the potential for vulnerability in mind, particularly during claims when customers are most likely to experience stress. This is not a formal checklist, nor does it require customers to self-identify or disclose ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... spearhead its ambitions to become Western Australia's leading fund manager. Palmer recently called time on over a decade at GESB, most of which he spent as chief executive. He also worked in its investment team, overseeing the global portfolio and private ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... and millions more to migrate". Walsh said APRA's performance test actually forces many Australians to switch funds. "The most glaring contradiction in the Treasury's proposal is the collision with APRA's Performance Test. Since 2021, APRA has been running ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... superannuation offerings, including head of product - superannuation, director stronger super products and prudential standards, and most recently head of corporate pensions. AMP chief executive Blair Vernon told Financial Standard Jansen made significant ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... to increase the dividend materially at the present time. "Instead, the board considers on-market share buybacks to be the most efficient method of capital management - and increasing shareholder value," he said. Vernon also outlined his broader vision ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest priority. The most effective way to do that is to target their revenue by banning switching fees being paid from super," O'Halloran said. ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... years' experience across wealth management, financial advice, and banking. He spent over 20 years at Macquarie Group, most recently leading the virtual adviser network within wealth solutions. "The advice industry is at an important point in its ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... advertising dollar to go around," he says. And for the cloud side of the value chain, he says the quality and earnings growth of most businesses appears to be getting worse. A new wave of neo-cloud providers optimised specifically to handle AI workload ...

VFMC names head of portfolio strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... performance," Low said in a LinkedIn post. Prior to joining VFMC, KC had a 12-year career at Frontier Advisors, where he most recently held the position of principal consultant in the capital markets and asset allocation team. His responsibilities at ...