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FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... inadequate controls put clients and companies at real risk," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC expects financial services licensees to be on the front foot every day to protect their clients. FIIG wasn't - and they put thousands of clients at ...

Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... practices by employees "highlighted the need for further action to protect consumers in the superannuation and financial services sectors." Treasury is taking submissions until February 27.

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... private credit portfolio was up 12% to $28.9 billion, including a $5.7 billion deployment in Q3. The banking and financial services (BFS) division also saw net profit contribution slightly up on the prior quarter, driven by volume growth in the loan ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... organisational and financial knowledge and expertise along with a strong track record of senior leadership in both the financial services industry and in international organisations," the pension fund said. van der Zeen succeeds Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso. ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... all government departments and regulators." Speaking at an event for the release of the report, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino acknowledges Australia has a red tape problem, specifically pointing to increased regulation in the financial ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... 40 years' experience and continues to work as both today. Valvo is permanently banned from providing any financial services, controlling a financial services business, or working within a financial services business.

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... complaints involving advice businesses Shield and First Guardian, and has since provided the outcomes for MWL Financial Services, Financial Services Group Australia, and Interprac Financial Planning.

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Zhang (pictured) as a senior investment analyst. Zhang joins the $36 billion superannuation fund from Uniting Financial Services, where she most recently served as a senior investment analyst, having joined the organisation in 2022 as an investment analyst. ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... support platform. Cameron Mitchell joins the business with more than 14 years' experience in Australian financial services, including senior roles in financial advice, AFSL leadership, governance and compliance. Mitchell will run compliance and governance ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... did he have the honesty, character, trustworthiness, or integrity required to be one and participate in the financial services sector. Prior to AMP, Nong was licensed through GWM Adviser Services for just over a year. His authorisation under AMP was ...