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Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025

... "His leadership is evident in decisions such as the introduction of portfolio holdings disclosure well before it was a regulatory requirement, playing a more active role in the stewardship of investee companies, and bringing more investment management ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025

ASIC has made changes to the regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders, with the changes informed by its surveillance of private markets. The updated Regulatory Guide 181 AFS Licensing ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025

... it comes to actively enforcing its subrogation rights to pursue recoveries under PII policies. To further strengthen regulatory settings, stakeholders want ASIC to exercise its powers to require licensees to maintain PII for the same length of time as ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025

... until the agreed work in the new Accelerate program is completed to ASIC's satisfaction. ASIC will also review its regulatory guidance for market licensees' financial resource requirements. "ASIC will ensure ASX's commitments are delivered in full. We ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025

... features, dubbed the Scams and Fraud Toolkit and the Scams Policy Template, are now available and come in response to regulatory and community expectations for financial crime prevention. The Scams and Fraud Toolkit provides trustees with reference points ...

ASIC suspends MW Planning AFSL over missing responsible manager

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025

ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of MW Planning, a subsidiary of MWL Financial Group, after it failed to appoint a new responsible manager. The AFSL is suspended until 8 June 2026. ASIC said MW Planning failed to fulfil ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

After holding a roundtable discussion yesterday, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino says all consumer-facing sub-sectors within the financial services sector, and all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors will foot the $47.3 million CSLR special levy. ...

ASIC issues $2.2m infringement notices

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

Following a three-month surveillance, ASIC has issued infringement notices to 12 large proprietaries companies for failing to lodge their FY24 audited financial reports on time. The household names facing infringement notices include Aje Hold, Bing ...

HESTA's admin move results in extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

APRA is imposing additional licence conditions on HESTA, finding it was inadequately prepared to effectively oversee and manage its recent administrator change. Earlier this year, HESTA switched administration providers, transitioning from MUFG to GROW ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025

... Solutions principal and managing director Dennis Mothoneos told Financial Standard that although these reliefs will reduce "regulatory hurdles", the applicable products remain limited. "ASIC's relief reduces regulatory hurdles, allowing intermediaries ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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