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APRA names new deputy chairs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... since October 2022. She will continue overseeing the prudential regulator's banking supervision, strategy, risk and compliance functions. Bradbury brings more than 25 years of experience across economic policy and financial regulation, and currently ...

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... promotes itself as an Australian financial services licensee, specialising in authorised intermediary, trustee and compliance services. It was founded in 2016 and based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. On LinkedIn, Hermanus van Zyl is listed as the director ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... of mental health cover in standard form contracts, even if consistent with the DDA. Kell also advised the Life Code Compliance Committee should consider a review in this area prior to the next review. Commenting, Kell said the review is crucial to provide ...

AAT shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... LinkedIn. "ASIC has not alleged dishonesty, fraud, or intentional misconduct in my case. The concerns raised relate to compliance and competence judgements, not integrity. I accept both parts of that: I am relieved there are no integrity findings, and ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... October 2021 and 30 September 2024. One key limitation of Mercer's incident system was its governance, risk and compliance (GRC) database, where incidents were recorded, assessed and tracked, lacked the functionality to identify when an investigation ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... of options, and greater oversight of advisers using the platforms. The standard commences on 1 July 2026, with full compliance required from 1 January 2027. FSC platform members, who will be bound by the standard, represent around 89% total platform ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... parties without the required prior approval of scheme members. Additionally, the directors did not abide to the "Shield Compliance Plan" by failing to obtain valuations of the assets of Shield and manage conflicts of interest involving Chiodo and Frolov. ...

Generation Life confirms personal information leaked in cyber incident

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... annuity provider named Norlena Brouwer as its chief risk officer. She spent over a year as head of business risk and compliance for enablement, transformation and performance at Aware Super.

Operational changes anticipated for Payday Super: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... 94% of business said they were confident their systems could support the reforms, concerns remain around cashflow, compliance and administration. Cashflow emerged as the most significant challenge, with 44% of employers expecting increased operational ...

Diversa drags Praemium into First Guardian lawsuit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... holding limit it imposed for First Guardian, ASIC alleged, and failed to have systems and processes in place to ensure compliance with that holding limit. ASIC questioned if Diversa had any regard to the apparent nature and characteristics of First Guardian ...