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ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... and long service leave funds - or employee entitlement schemes - will be required to apply for an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and comply with some managed investment provisions of the Corporations Act. Following Consultation Paper 384 ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... communication engagement initiatives to members, MLC Super said. He brings more than 20 years' experience across the financial services industry. Before Ignition Advice, he was leading the AMP general advice division for over six years. Earlier in his ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC has imposed additional licence conditions on Learn to Trade (LTT) after it failed to comply with financial services laws over delayed lodgement, commanding it to appoint a consultant to review the business. LTT was granted an AFSL in January 2010 ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... graduates and job seekers into the Entireti's network of member firms, including Akumin, Fortnum and Personal Financial Services (PFS). The collaboration also leverages Striver's technology platform which features a range of education and training resources ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... Australian proprietary company on both registers. Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court warned Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders that it is sternly cracking down on reporting failures. "It is important that AFS licensees lodge ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... middle-income Australians in the highly regulated super system to pay for compensation for other parts of the financial services system." However, the government is likely to lean towards spreading the special levy across all sub-sectors. Last week ...

AustralianSuper names chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... join the $400 billion super fund as chief financial officer, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services industry. Chen will take over the role from Shane Kelly, who is currently in an acting capacity, following the departure of ...

PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Corrs expects continued appetite for growth in technology, business services and financial services, and growing interest in businesses which can benefit from increased demand onshore manufacturing, particularly in the defence ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... changes. According to the AML/CTF Act, a financial adviser or an authorised representative of an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) is providing an item 54 designated service, which requires the service provider to comply with only some of ...

Rest hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... superannuation fund, is appointing a governance specialist with extensive experience in the superannuation and financial services industry. Reporting to Rest's chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neill, Ed Waters is joining ...