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Former ASIC chair, FASEA chief launch trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
James Shipton and Stephen Glenfield have joined forces with the founding chief executive of Diversa to establish an independent superannuation trustee. Super Trustees Australia has launched to help super trustees meet increased governance expectations ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation funds are working well with the regulator in terms of their investments in private markets, but said as whole, more needs to be done by all large investors. Constant said the regulator's increased ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... joins from IBM Promontory, where he covered regulatory remediation, data-led strategy, and AI-driven innovation for APRA-, ASIC-, and AUSTRAC-regulated clients. Shinkarsky's previous experience includes Oliver Wyman, where he ran Basel II AIRB and ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking legal action against MWL Financial Services, its former director Nicholas Maikousis, and lead generator Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures. ASIC alleges that MWL operated a business model that provided ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
APRA executive director - superannuation, life and private health insurance Carmen Beverley-Smith has warned superannuation trustees that the regulator will use the full extent of its powers if funds are spending member money in irresponsible ways. ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC's crackdown on the private credit market has created a 'stay or leave' proposition for some fund managers, a Financial Standard event heard. Speaking at the recent Financial Standard Advisers in Focus event in Melbourne, HMC Private ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is suing SQM Research over its 'favourable' rating for the Shield Master Fund, marking the first time the watchdog has acted against a research house. ASIC alleges that the research house failed to obtain information needed to properly ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking Interprac Financial Planning to court over its failure to ensure representatives acted in clients' best interests. It's also been accused of lacking adequate risk management systems. The regulator said it was because of "critical ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... transition to retirement products on offer. They amounted to assets under management of $512 billion and $16 billion respectively. ASIC recently told superannuation funds to do more to uphold their Retirement Income Covenant obligations. One in five ...