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Former CBA chief economist joins UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
UniSuper has announced that former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief economist Stephen Halmarick will join its investment committee as an independent (non-director) member. The $149 billion super fund said Halmarick will commence his tenure on 1 August ...

Acenda Group names finance, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Acenda Group, which will result in the merger of Acenda and Resolution Life Australasia before the end of the year, has appointed its chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Karen Malzard has been named group chief risk officer. For the last ...

ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's appeal in the Finder Wallet case relating to the defunct crypto-asset related product Finder Earn. Wallet Ventures (previously known as Finder Wallet) is an AUSTRAC-registered digital currency exchange. The ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Cbus deputy chief executive and chief member officer Marianne Walker has stepped down from the super fund. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard Walker will depart in September. "Marianne Walker has decided to leave the fund in early September ...

Investments, advice complaints jump 18%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Investments and financial advice complaints jumped 18% in the 2025 financial year, thanks to the failures of United Global Capital, Shield Master Fund, First Guardian Master Fund and Brite Advisors. This is according to the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Aware Super expands European footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Aware Super has announced it has acquired APG's stake in apartment-hotel owner and operator The July. Having already acquired a stake of the business in July 2020, it is now the majority shareholder. The announcement is a part of the super fund's ...

Insignia accepts CC Capital bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Insignia Financial has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) to be acquired by New York-based CC Capital Partners for a value of $3.3 billion. CC Capital has agreed to acquire all the issued shares in Insignia for a cash consideration of $4.80 ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
New research conducted by the peak body of life insurance indicated close to half of young Australians want financial advice on life insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between ...

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has stepped down from the role. Aird was with CBA for 13 years, joining the bank in November 2012 as a senior economist before taking on the head of Australian economics role in April ...

Ascalon snaps up consulting talent

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... Capital and Integrity Investment Management. More recently, David has focused on multi-asset portfolio design-building custom investment strategies across equities, fixed income, and SMA solutions. He has worked closely with independent advice firms ...