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APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... associated with correspondent banking relationships. Westpac entered a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) with APRA in December 2020 where it committed to remediating specific prudential weaknesses identified in its culture, governance and accountability ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Former members of Christian Super will see several changes to their insurance fees and cover come December 1, Australian Ethical announced. From 1 December 2025 automatic default death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover will move to a new ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... why China's President Xi Jinping said the implementation of new export controls on rare earths will take effect on December 1. "Because we've been in such an enormous, obvious bull market, until Friday at least, markets had forgotten the fact ...

PGIM appoints two real estate business stalwarts

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... business. Both based in Sydney, Sam Mellor has joined as head of real estate debt, Australia, while Stuart Carr will join in December as head of real estate equity, Australia. The appointments follow the launch of PGIM's first dedicated Australian real ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... vision is to turn Clime "into an interesting, fast, growing and amazing business." Initially hired as a consultant in December 2023, Baragwanath was named acting managing director after Annick Donat stepped down from her role as chief executive in July ...

MUFG 'sincerely apologises' to Cbus over claim delays

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... claimants and beneficiaries," the joint statement said. The apology from MUFG is a real about-face for the company. In December 2024, MUFG Pension and Market Services chief executive and managing director Vivek Bhatia fronted the Senate Economics Committee ...

3500 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... and beyond. The regulator said, based on current information, some 3459 advisers may be unable to provide advice after December 31. Advisers who are existing providers have until 1 January 2026 to meet qualifications standards to continue providing personal ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as the next group managing director and chief executive, succeeding Rohan Mead who will retire in December. Rosmarin will commence in the new role from 15 December 2025 after completion of the transition period starting 5 November ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... Australia from November 2016 to October 2023. He was the authorised representative of Financial Services Partners from 12 December 2018 to 13 November 2020, and Wealth Trail from 13 November 2020 to 18 October 2023. Between February 2020 and December ...

RBNZ appoints Swedish central banker as governor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed Anna Breman as its new governor for a five-year term from 1 December 2025. Breman comes to the role after serving as the first deputy governor of the central bank of Sweden since September 2022. She has ...