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ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant says that three years into the Retirement Income Covenant, things are "not where we'd hoped to be". Speaking at a FINSIA event on Friday, Constant said there is still room to improve the ways super trustees serve their ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told super trustees more needs to be done to meet obligations under the Retirement Income Covenant. "We are three years into the Retirement Income Covenant now. Three years since trustees have been obliged by law ...

ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... identified a seven-fold increase in the number of share sale fraud reports made by market intermediaries," ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said. "There are terrible stories out there, where in some cases entire investment portfolios are lost, and millions ...

Rest appoints chief member officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
The $93 billion superannuation fund has named a chief member officer, taking over from August 25. Rest has appointed Simone Van Veen as chief member officer, taking over from general manager, brand and member experience Andrew Ford who stepped in as ...

Large penalties against super funds are appropriate: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant told Financial Standard that many super fund trustees have taken accountability for not meeting their requirements to members, know they need to improve and accept the penalties that are brought against them. However ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told Financial Standard the regulator has super funds in its sights for more than just claims handling delays. "The main focus is on member services more generally, this is a multi-year phased project" Constant ...

Future Fund makes leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... complex operational budget in volatile market conditions." Future Fund made a series of other changes, including adding Simone Hartley-Keane as chief people, culture and inclusion officer. She replaces Kimberley Reid, who retired at the end of last year. ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... to escalate a response and the "systemic issues regarding the culture and reporting within Macquarie." ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said: "Our intervention underscores our concern with the recurrent nature of Macquarie's failures, which were ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... operating officer marks the firm's second senior appointment this year following the arrival of former JP Morgan banker Simone Haslinger as chief executive in January. At Bank of America, Xu oversaw operations in Hong Kong after holding senior positions ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... the fastest trustee resolving 48% of cases within that timeframe, compared to just 8% for the slowest. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said while some trustees demonstrated good handling practices and were providing helpful services to claimants, "systemic ...