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Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... executive director of Godfrey Pembroke, succeeding Fisher. He brings over 30 years' experience across wealth and financial services, the firm said.

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... risk advice, CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt argued the CSLR levy should be spread across the broader financial services sector and the government, rather than saddling advisers with a "disproportionate" burden. "Risk advisers aren't a threat ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader financial services industry. FICA's membership now spans nine industry associations across banking, investments and broader financial services ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... appointed Patricia Cross as an operating partner for Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its regional financial services expertise as it looks to drive growth across portfolio companies. Cross brings more than four decades of executive and board ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... sufficient diversification." The assistant treasurer reiterated he is ultimately looking at pressing reforms in the financial services sector, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) and financial ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... strengthening governance and investing in front-office capability. This comes off the back of Treasury and the financial services ministry floating new mandatory minimum service standards for all large APRA-regulated superannuation funds in early 2025 ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... listed entities and 225 from unlisted groups. Mining related business construction and manufacturing firms, financial services groups, oil and gas companies and energy providers accounted for the largest share of lodgements. While ASIC welcomed the effort ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Zurich Financial Services its blessing to acquire ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share to value the takeover at about $425 million. ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026 closes a loophole that previously enabled perpetrators ...

FinCap increases investment oversight ahead of PM platform launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
FinCap Group is adding two experienced financial services stalwarts to its investment committee ahead of the scheduled launch of its private markets managed account platform next month. The committee has welcomed Leanne Bradley as independent chair ...