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LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
LGT Crestone Wealth Management has nabbed a top risk professional from Challenger Ltd. After seven years at Challenger in several risk and compliance roles, Karen James Lawson has stepped into the top risk role at LTG Crestone. Confirming the appointment ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will open an office in Australia so that the regulator can assist UK firms in entering the local market and vice versa. To be based in Australia from July, Camille Blackburn has been appointed director, Asia ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... to Judge Jackman's decision made last June to relieve Block Earner or Web3 Ventures of any liability and pay a fine. ASIC believed that Block Earner should pay a penalty of as much as $350,000. Judge Jackman at the time said Block Earner acted honestly ...

Analyst promotions: TCorp, Future Fund, CareSuper, Fidante, First Sentier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
The New South Wales government's investment and financial management partner has promoted its manager of infrastructure, real assets, and private markets. TCorp has confirmed the elevation of Brian To to senior manager within that business. Before ...

Shield Master Fund terminated, new receivers for Keystone Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... Master Fund. The fund was available on Macquarie Wrap, and Equity Trustees' NQ Super and Super Simplifier platforms. ASIC began its investigation in February 2024 to halt new investment offers and then made interim stop orders on four product disclosure ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth have announced a range of measures the Coalition would be looking to prioritise for the financial advice industry if elected on May 3. Among these policies, Taylor and Howarth ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... But whether greater control benefits younger investors, typically with lower balances, remains open to question. In 2019, ASIC cautioned that many Australians were establishing SMSFs that were unsuitable for their circumstances, particularly those with ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian fund to be wound up

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... Some investors received advice to set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to facilitate investments into the fund. ASIC alleged that investors were misled into assets that differ from what was disclosed at the time of making their investment ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
HOPE Housing has welcomed industry veteran Michael Dwyer as its inaugural chairperson reflecting the impact fund's growing maturity and track record. Dwyer has served as an advisor to HOPE since the start of the fund that co-invests in home loans ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Paying higher superannuation fees doesn't equate to getting death benefits paid out faster, according to research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). In the wake of a review by ASIC into death benefit claims handling practices of superannuation trustees ...