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AustralianSuper names chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... industry. Chen will take over the role from Shane Kelly, who is currently in an acting capacity, following the departure of Matt Harrington in April. After undergoing various actuarial roles at AXA earlier in her career, Chen worked in a senior capacity ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
Although financial advice is not part of the group that will fall under the upcoming anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) reform, an expert told the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress advisers may be caught ...

Assembly Funds Management reopens second retail fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
Over a year since the second close of the fund, the Lowy family-backed Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has once again reopened the Australian Diversified Property Fund 2 (ADPF2), with 65% now invested across the living, retail and office sectors. The ...

RAM hires real estate lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Real Asset Management has snapped up a senior funds management lead to spearhead its growth plans for its diversified real estate business. George Websdale joins from Dexus, where he led the healthcare partnerships team and developed the investment ...

Magellan global equities lead exits amid investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Magellan Financial Group's head of global equities has resigned following reports alleging he was in a relationship with a junior employee. The Australian Financial Review reported overnight that Arvid Streimann was allegedly in a relationship with ...

Sequoia boasts of 'good governance' despite ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's chair has told shareholders that "good governance remains central" to how it operates and confirmed it is in talks with Netwealth and Macquarie over their decision to bar InterPrac advisers. Addressing its annual general ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Establishing a framework to prevent disasters like the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund from happening again will be the focus moving forward, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino told the Financial Advice Association Australia ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The challenges around risk advice have forced many advisers to abandon the sector. With greater complexity and a dwindling number of specialists, experts fear the risk market may cease to exist, the FAAA Congress 2025 has heard. There are currently ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) will launch a digital client identification tool to assist advisers identify and verify their clients for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) purposes. FAAA SafeID, an end-to-end ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Almost a week after ASIC decided to take the research house to court over 'favourable' ratings of the Shield Master Fund, SQM Research has confirmed it will defend itself against the allegations. In a statement overnight, SQM Research managing director ...