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ASIC 'scrutinising' Sequoia's second InterPrac fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... much." It is understood that Scott Beeton, the founder and former chief executive and managing director of Sequoia until 4 February 2019, is behind Bellbird. Financial Standard reached out to Sequoia to confirm this but did not receive a response. Beeton ...

Acenda Life appoints chief commercial officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... group's Australian commercial teams across insurance, wealth and retirement solutions. He joined the Acenda Life in February this year, after more than 25 years at Westpac Group, leading the channel and distribution delivery for the bank. Acenda ...

ASX to defend legal action brought by shareholder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... million fine after it admitted it misled market participants with the announcements. According to ASX's announcement in February 2022, the replacement project was "progressing well" to go live on the scheduled date of April 2023. However, a month ...

ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... benefits that could influence the advice they receive, or the financial products recommended to them," Court said. Between February and December 2021, ASIC alleges Saad advised 217 retail clients to roll over more than $25 million of superannuation into ...

Channel Capital awarded mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... Management (CIML) has been appointed Responsible Entity of the CBRE Australian Property Securities Fund. Established in February 1993, the fund is one of Australia's long-standing listed property securities strategies, providing actively managed ...

APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... the proposed changes, including their effectiveness, proportionality and implementation impacts. Submissions close on 3 February 2027. The standards are expected to be finalised in the first half of 2027. Subject to consultation, the new framework is ...

Former Big Un chief escapes prison time for insider trading

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... purchase on deferred payment terms, ASIC said. Evans first appeared via his lawyer in the Downing Centre Local Court on 14 February 2023 when he was initially charged, and as a consequence of his conviction, he is automatically disqualified from managing ...

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... assistant at BW Equities, who allegedly traded shares held in a client's account without authorisation between 11 and 17 February 2026. ASIC alleges the unauthorised share sales generated approximately $498,500. The funds were then shifted to an account ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... investors had invested approximately $160 million into managed investment schemes run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020, predominantly through their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Australian Fiduciaries ceased distributing units in the ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... under his leadership. Crole was a director of InterPrac Financial Planning from 20 August 2004 to 1 December 2025. From1 February 2004 to 17 July 2026, he was a responsible manager of InterPrac and a director of Sequoia from 18 November 2016 to 22 July ...