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ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... monitor product problems, which allowed those issues to continue undetected, while others have no process for frontline staff to report concerns, despite them often being the first to identify problems. The second is to improve sales and pay practices ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... Turner also added that the bank has established NAB Care to provide personalised support, as well as recruiting additional staff to support customers in financial hardship. "While this reflects the unfortunate reality that many Australians continue to ...

Former Kerr Neilson staffer pleads guilty to insider trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
A former employee of Kerr Neilson's family office, Rodney Forrest, has been charged with insider trading and procuring others to trade Platinum Asset Management shares. At Sydney's Local Court yesterday, Forrest pleaded guilty to two counts ...

CSC quashes internal bullying, sexism claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... which included claims that chief executive Damian Hill "had made misogynistic comments and dismissed the concerns of female staff." The complaint also allegedly stated that Hill downplayed the organisation's gender pay gap. According to Workplace Gender ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... and member protections." To assist clients during this period, InterPrac has established a team of advisers and support staff to work with clients previously serviced by Venture Egg and Rhys Reilly, who is the managing director of Reilly Financial. "This ...

Sharesies adds private equity solutions

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Investment app Sharesies is entering the private equity space, introducing solutions for private companies in Australia and New Zealand. The group said private companies will be able to streamline private share registries, automate administrative tasks ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... her retirement as KPMG partner by end of this month. She was previously executive general manager at CFS, leading 1,000 staff and managing over $130 billion in funds under management (FUM), and managing director - superannuation at Russell Investment ...

New chief executive takes IFPA helm

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Ky Wilson has taken over as chief executive of the Institute of Financial Professionals of Australia (IFPA). Wilson took on the role late last month after having served in an acting capacity as general manager for several months. She was previously ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... organisations that are requiring their employees to return to the office in support of productivity are risking losing talented staff, something Butt says some employers are acutely aware of - and okay with. "... there are some consequences of [mandates] ...

Perpetual Corporate Trust acquires IAM's term deposit broking business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... it determined that such an investment would be better suited to an operator of greater scale. As part of the deal, four staff members from IAM will move to PCT on October 1. "This ensures existing clients will have a seamless transition to PCT and continuity ...