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LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025

... Management has nabbed a top risk professional from Challenger Ltd. After seven years at Challenger in several risk and compliance roles, Karen James Lawson has stepped into the top risk role at LTG Crestone. Confirming the appointment, LGT Crestone said ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025

... Blackburn is currently director of wholesale buyside at the FCA, a role she's held since 2022. Prior, she was global chief compliance officer for Legal & General Investment Management for close to three years and held the same role at Aviva Investors ...

New sustainable real assets boutique eyes housing, aged care

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025

... Daryl Browning, Charter Hall Direct Property chair Adrian Harrington, and former Lighthouse Infrastructure head of compliance Kim Rowe. Currently, Socia Investors oversees $400 million in funds under management. So far, the firm has some $300 million ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025

... attention to payday super, providing super for all workers under 18, strengthening enforcement of superannuation guarantee compliance. The peak body also advised the government to protect super entitlement in case of insolvencies, enabling contributions ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025

... policy, reliance on its completion ahead of the July 2026 deadline poses challenges to a full day 1 end state of full compliance," the submission read. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent risk assessment report stated that the suitability ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025

... Coalition government will rebuild the advice industry and make it a more attractive profession by reducing red tape and compliance costs to bring the number of advisers back to a sustainable level." Howarth said financial professionals are trusted members ...

GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

... including legal, secretariat and governance functions, information security, records and data management, risk and compliance, IT services, and people and culture. In a statement to Financial Standard, GESB said the creation of the new executive roles ...

Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

... Regulatory risks, risk budgeting and management, and operational risks followed, indicating a "heightened awareness" of compliance requirements and operational challenges that accompany "complex, diversified portfolios." To monitor these risk metrics ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... December, ASIC said licensees have some way to go in complying with the reportable situations regime. Reviewing the compliance arrangements of 14 licensees that had few or no situations reported between October 2021 and June 2024, ASIC found licensees ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025

... failure to register financial advisers may also indicate that licensees lack adequate governance arrangements to ensure compliance with the law. ASIC noted each penalised licensee promptly registered their adviser and reported the breach after becoming ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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