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Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Infocus has named its head of professional standards, hiring from Count. Phil Creswell has joined the national advice group, where he will oversee adviser audits, quality advice coaching, business health checks and adviser support, helping to ensure ...

Brisbane financial adviser appears in court on dishonesty charges

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Brisbane financial adviser Sunny Mahendra Prakash appeared in the city's Magistrates Court on March 6 to face multiple charges of dishonesty offences. Prakash is a director of Principal Financial Services, Self-Managed Super, Provest Enterprises, and ...

Former MWL Financial adviser banned for six years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
ASIC has banned Melbourne-based financial adviser Raluca Terheci from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption included US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC II), and US$400 million from Blue Owl Technology Income ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... 11,000 individuals each year are missing out on around $1.5 billion in total and permanent disability (TPD) benefits as a direct consequence of the same legislative changes. The government introduced the new rules in 2019 to curb super funds charging ...

Former adviser incurs additional charges for dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Former financial adviser Donald James Cuthbertson has been charged with 11 additional counts of dishonest representation. Last year, Cuthbertson was slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors ...

GSFM appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
GSFM has appointed two senior executives to new roles, in response to a period of rapid growth for the firm as well as increased regulatory requirements, the fund manager said. Stuart Osborne has been appointed chief operating officer and will join ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
VanEck has bolstered its bench strength with a series of internal promotions and a new hire spanning product, risk, investments and distribution. James Gil and Saul Bernstein have been elevated to head of product and head of risk and compliance, respectively ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... has appointed Brendon Jones as head of real assets. Jones, who joined the fund in 2014 as an analyst in the New Zealand direct Investment team, has been key to some of the fund's most significant investments, including Kaingaroa Tipu, NZ Gourmet ...

Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Clime Investment Management has appointed a new chair who serves in several executive and board positions, including overseeing NESS Super. Paul Lahiff is the new independent non-executive chair of the ASX-listed firm effective immediately. Lahiff is ...