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Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... external research and rating agencies; and the adequacy of investment monitoring and reporting to identify and manage higher risk investment options. Under the additional licence conditions, effective immediately, ETSL is required to appoint an independent ...

Australian Ethical appoints chief risk officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Australian Ethical has appointed Natalie Kooyman as chief risk officer, effective 9 February 2026. Bringing over two decades of industry experience, Kooyman leaves her most recent position as head of operational risk and controls at AustralianSuper. ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... weak performance indicators, with half of those already in distress. Put together, nearly 45% are either distressed or at risk of distress, it said. Globally, Australia leads in distress levels, followed by Southeast Asia (14.0%), the UK (9.0%), and ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... with a limited number of stocks, enabling us to better understand our investments and pursue an improved balance between risk, return, and sustainability. Implementing this strategy also means we carefully select and evaluate our external asset managers." ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... importance of having a diversified client base, as one $2.2 billion manager warns this has become a substantial business risk. This year alone saw the curtains drawn for Celeste Funds Management, Touchstone Asset Management and Ethical Partners following ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... financial advisers provided thousands of Australians poor financial advice and put their retirement savings at significant risk. In August, Sequoia was already dealing with $22 million worth of complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... announcement comes as TAL is set to launch a lifetime retirement solution in partnership with HUB24 next year to address the risk of members outliving their retirement savings.

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... 'catalogue' of related legal obligations and information. ASIC also recommends related entities to take a proportionate and risk-based approach to their obligations and may assess their compliance with industry standards or practices if necessary. ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... losses," Mulino said. "The provision of PII through a competitive market provides a mechanism for licensees to reduce their risk of insolvency and increase the likelihood that consumers are adequately compensated." CSLR chief executive David Berry questioned ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Inquiry, announced in June 2025 and led by an expert panel, has identified shortcomings in ASX's governance, capability, risk management and culture that "required urgent attention and response", ASIC said. "Due to the urgency of the reset required ...