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ASIC launches fresh inquiry into ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
ASIC has launched another inquiry into the ASX, this time focusing on its overall governance, capability, risk management frameworks and practices. The inquiry will be led by a panel that will make recommendations to address any identified shortcomings ...

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... Regulator Luncheon Series that the regulator has exposed shortcomings and blind spots with regards to super fund's governance and customer service. "ASIC's work has laid bare governance challenges, and exposed super trustee board blind spots around their ...

ASX offloads interest in Digital Asset

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... the path we were on will not meet ASX's and the market's high standards. There are significant technology, governance and delivery challenges that must be addressed." More recently, the ASX has revealed the cost of the CHESS Release 2 could be ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... Australian Retirement Trust and member of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Monetary Policy Board. As an expert in governance in the private and public sector, Charles Macek has served on the board of Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... consumers and fixed the relevant systems and processes. The regulators also noted that life companies reviewed their risk governance practices, leading to "some improvements to better deal with the risks identified in the review. Regarding marketing ...

iCapital hires Insignia exec to open office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... Insignia Financial, where he served as chief distribution officer, overseeing sales, client relationships, and product governance. He departed the financial services giant last year when chief executive Scott Harley unveiled a new operating model and ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... cross-border tax compliance. Meanwhile, ESSSuper has appointed Adam Swanwick as head of risk and compliance to enhance its governance capabilities. Swanwick, previously a senior risk and compliance partner at TelstraSuper, has over two decades of experience ...

Netwealth chair to retire, successor appointed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... professional services industry, including as chair for Asia Pacific and Oceania at Ernst & Young (EY), member of the EY Global Governance Council and Global Risk Executive Committee, and later as a non-executive director. Wachtel is currently deputy ...

Superhero plans 'mass affluent' wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... Prior to that, he held senior risk roles with Westpac and BT Financial Group and is the former head of finance and governance at AustSafe Super which merged with Sunsuper in 2019. Simon Keast joined in April as chief financial officer, having most recently ...

ASIC blasts managed funds' poor compliance plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... resolution processes and reporting (IDR), an ASIC review found, warning that such inadequate compliance plans indicate governance failings. The 50 REs examined operate 45% of all registered funds and hold about $1 trillion in assets. "While practices ...