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Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Treasury has released an options paper to improve the regulation of accounting, consulting and auditing firms after the blowout from KPMG's whistleblower probe that found it used confidential client data in the pursuit of more tenders. The consulting ...

Esencia seals third merger

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Esencia Wealth has continued its national expansion strategy, merging with New South Wales-based Cove Financial Group in a deal that brings around 650 clients and four financial advisers into the business. The Shellharbour-based advice firm is Esencia ...

Five V Capital welcomes new C-suite appointment

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... V Capital as chief people officer, brining over two decades of experience in people and culture from Australia and the UK. She joined the company from LVP, a suitability alternative manager also based in Sydney, where she was the people and culture lead ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... growing value for all our investors, and every decision has been taken with the interests of all securityholders in mind," she added. Independent non-executive Atlas Arteria director John Wigglesworth will be appointed interim chair, effective upon Goodin's ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... were not possible before. Stablecoins provide access to global lending pools without the existing constraints and delays, she said, and once conditions are met, the 'smart contract' carries out its terms automatically without the need of a bank ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... acquisition, Future Group has appointed Sarah Burley to the role of head of the office of the superannuation trustee (OST). She brings more than 20 years' experience in financial services, having held senior roles across retail and industry super ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... deducted is always reasonable and proportionate, and that the oversights are universally high to ensure that is the case," she said. The analysis also found SMSFs with balances of $100,000 or less delivered average annual investment returns of negative ...

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... responsible investment Léa Dunand-Chatellet will take the reins from Zaouati to lead the firm's next phase of development. She will focus on strengthening its international reach in sustainable investing and leveraging the unique complementarity ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... which is unacceptable for a fund entrusted with $80 billion worth of retirement savings for more than a million members," she said.

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... commissioner Simone Constant said there was no excuse for the troubling lack of protections put in place by some trustees. She added trustees have not learnt lessons from the collapses of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, which cost ...