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SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... many cases, people invested in Shield after receiving advice from financial advisers, ASIC added. Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said it is the first time ASIC has acted against a research house. "Research houses have a responsibility to ensure ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... oversight and compliance failures exposed thousands of Australians to poor advice and significant financial risk," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "We allege Interprac failed to ensure certain authorised representatives acted in their clients' ...

Cromwell expands its Australian industrial portfolio

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... capabilities in Australia will augment our platform and position us for long-term value creation," Straits Trading's executive chair Chew Gek Khim said. Cromwell will acquire the portfolio and TPP in the first phase, which is expected to settle by December ...

ASX names chief compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... high standards of market conduct." Philip Lowe - former Reserve Bank of Australia's governor - was appointed last week to chair the AGCG.

Vale Ken Atchison

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... profession in Australia." Atchison went on to hold board positions at Rajomon Asset Management and Brickfloor and was the chair of Strata Guardian's investment committee. Atchison was instrumental in helping launch Financial Standard. He was also ...

Uniting Financial Services appoints chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... (LLL). Prior to this role, Smith spent four years as chief executive of the Anglican Schools Corporation in NSW. He was also chair to the Glebe Administration Board, overseeing investment funds for the Anglican Church in Sydney. Outside of his career ...

Former Selfwealth chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... at Selfwealth, Keary was chief executive Asia Pacific for Ignition Advice between 2021 and 2023. Currently, Keary is the chair of Ensombl and was previously a board member of the Australian Japan Business Cooperation Council and Evergen, a CSIRO joint ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... "In making the representations, HESTA overstated its commitment to reducing investment in carbon emissions," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Consumers relying on HESTA's representation may have been denied the opportunity to make informed decisions ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... are founded on enforcing well-established legal obligations that prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Fund managers need to make sure that they accurately represent the nature of both their direct and indirect ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... responsible for monitoring liquidity stress across funds. It is also finalising a valuations committee with an independent chair, which will also be separate from the investment committee. "As our business continues to grow, we will continue to ensure ...