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Bravura appoints new chair, deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Bravura Solutions appointed a new chair and deputy chair at the end of its annual general meeting this week. Russell Baskerville has taken over as chair while Damien Leonard was named deputy chair. Based in Perth, Baskerville is the founder and managing ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... surveillance of AFSLs recommending and offering managed accounts to retail clients. "We will consider compliance with the general licensee obligations and advice conduct obligations. Our surveillance will focus on governance frameworks, management of ...

Future Fund recruits energy heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... which has a portfolio of more than $27 billion of gas, electricity and renewable assets. At APA Group, Stuart served as general manager in the corporate development and investments business. In that role, she was responsible for managing and overseeing ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The retirement savings of thousands of Australians have been lost in the First Guardian and Shield failures and, while investigations are ongoing, the blame for their collapse and the misconduct that led to it is being passed around like a football ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Despite ASIC and the ASX having displayed a "good regulatory mindset" in revitalising the listed environment, opportunities from the private markets continue to drag initial public offerings' (IPOs) down. In a panel at the Citi Investment Conference ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
BlackRock is gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors, according to ASIC filings. Last month, a new managed investment scheme titled 'iShares Bitcoin ETF' appeared on the ASIC Register, followed by the registration of a 'Trustee ...

Morningstar calls out platform TDPs' use of rebates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Analysis by Morningstar calls out a significant number of platform trustee-directed products (TDPs) were able to pass the recent superannuation performance test by tweaking rebates. Morningstar's report Putting the performance test to the test shows ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) economists have warned that the Australian economy is at a "crossroads" heading into 2026. In a new report, CBA pointed to a range of potential domestic and international scenarios that could rapidly shift the outlook. Despite ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... ASX has almost doubled over the last five years, growing from 216 ETFs in September 2020, the ASX said. Commenting, ASX general manager, investment products and strategy Andrew Campion said ETFs continue to attract investors and financial advisers seeking ...