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Adviser exam pass rate exceeds 70% for the first time in 12 months

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... areas they underperformed, ASIC said. The pass rate has improved from the previous seatings in November 2025 (68%) and August 2025 (69%). At the same time last year, 73.4% have passed the exam out of the 241 candidates who attended. The next exam will ...

Legalsuper chief to take top job at Equip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... departure of Alissa Knight, who had been appointed to its Office of the CEO & Strategy, after just a couple of months. In August 2025, Christine Nguyen joined as chief risk officer, and a few months later both chief commercial officer Colin Adamson and ...

T. Rowe Price Australia country head exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... New Zealand, will leave to take a career break following an 18-year tenure. Appointed to the distribution head role in August 2020, Hall previously led the firm's intermediary business. "Darren has been instrumental in driving the growth of our distribution ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... debt facilities with a term of five years. Star Entertainment has faced a flurry of issues over the past few years. In August 2024 the casino operator requested to take a break from trading on the ASX after the release of the Bell Report by the NSW Independent ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... the client certified that they were an 'exempt public authority', without adequate verification, ASIC said. In August 2025, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) also directed Binance Australia to appoint an external ...

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... departure is in line with her decision to retire from executive roles effective March 30. She joined AMP as chief executive in August 2021, tasked with renewing the wealth firm following the fallout from the Financial Services Royal Commission and subsequent ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... the impending impact of the oil shock driven by the Middle East conflict, suggesting the next RBA hike may not be until August," Robertson said. "The front loading of the two hikes this year, after the 5-4 vote for the March hike, has prioritised inflation ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... insurance coverage. The financial adviser was reprimanded this month, after they were found to have provided poor advice in August 2023. The adviser recommended two clients rollover their super balances to a new plan, failing to identify that death and ...

Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... priorities, including client-led initiatives and solutions for current and future clients. Jaramillo joined Fidelity in August 2021. Before that, she was a senior responsible investment adviser at HESTA, the $101 billion industry fund for health and ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... retirement," Solaris chief investment officer and co-founder Michael Bell said. The first dividend is expected to be delivered in August 2026. The new LIC will employ the same investment strategy as the Solaris Australian Equity Income Fund, which has ...