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Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... statistics, but that could change once it catches up with the global stablecoin market worth US$320 billion. Last month, ASIC chair Joe Longo told the Tech Council of Australia that the regulator is beefing up its regulatory sandbox framework to help ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... actions of lead generators that are problematic, being the advertising to attract consumers and cold calling. Former ASIC chair Joe Longo has said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... has been in the top job since 2003 and is also a director of the Super Members Council (SMC). Owen Kilpatrick, the former chair of the Nationwide Superannuation Fund between 2004 and2013, received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General ...

More aggressive than ever: ASIC defends First Guardian investigation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... time it has taken to act against Falcon Capital, the responsible entity for the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC chair Sarah Court, attending the first parliamentary committee after taking over the role, said the investigation is continuing ...

TAL appoints two new board members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... families, and I look forward to supporting the business as it continues to evolve," he said. Welcoming both directors, TAL chair David Cohen said the appointments will contribute to TAL's next phase of growth. "Angela brings deep expertise across ...

BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... more than four years, previously was the chief of Allianz Retire+ between June 2018 and October 2021. Rady is also the vice chair of Breakthrough T1D Australia, a research, advocacy, and community support organisation.

Raiz names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... stint as chief executive of private markets investment firm Keyview Financial Group, which he assumed last November. Raiz chair Kelly Humphreys said the board has worked with Malone to determine the right time and approach for leadership transition as ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
Outgoing ASIC chair Joe Longo has used his final appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to defend the regulator's enforcement record while warning that funding constraints and rapid technological change ...

KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... whistleblower and their concerns, the rigour of the investigations and action by leadership regarding the allegations raised. KPMG chair Martin Sheppard said: "We acknowledge we have work to do to rebuild trust. That's why we are not asking anyone to ...

Praemium names chair successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
Praemium has appointed a non-executive director to its board, who will succeed the current chair Barry Lewin at the conclusion of the annual general meeting scheduled for November. After chairing the board for nine years, Lewin has decided to retire ...