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Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... present. "The partnership limit on law firms, for example, is 400 and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Financial Services Corporations recommended that we look at that same limit of 400. So that's one of the options that we have included in the ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
ASIC has brought together market and financial services leaders in a push to bolster competitiveness in Australia's capital markets. This comes after new research found Australia needs to move quickly or be left behind as other jurisdictions adopt financial ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... "However, it's important to note that this is not about replacing banks, it's about extending the reach of financial services to people and businesses that have not previously had a seat at the table. "Having a stablecoin infrastructure in place ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... of head of the office of the superannuation trustee (OST). She brings more than 20 years' experience in financial services, having held senior roles across retail and industry super funds, including Australian Super and Insignia Financial, as well ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... sufficient sting to serve the purposes of general and specific deterrence, and reinforces the vital importance of financial services licensees ensuring that the systems they deploy in the provision of those services are designed and operated in a way ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... platforms to compensate members for investment failures on their platforms. A week before the consultation opened, Financial Services Council (FSC) put out a standard for its members to strengthen self-governance across superannuation platforms, including ...

Capital Group expands active ETF distribution with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... across Europe and Asia Pacific, Capital Group said. Sinclair has close to 20 years' experience across the financial services sector, particularly through ETF distributions. He joined from BlackRock, spending more than a decade in senior leadership ...

FSC links active super choices to stronger retirement outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... advice could significantly improve their retirement outcomes, according to new research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The research, conducted by NMG Consulting, found making relatively simple decisions early in a person's working ...

First Sentier adds to C-suite, hires from Rabobank

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... and corporate affairs across Australia and New Zealand. She brings more than 25 years of experience spanning financial services, technology and consumer goods, having previously held senior leadership roles at Commonwealth Bank, PepsiCo, Microsoft and ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... financial adviser and the sole director of Freedom Wealth Services, which has subsequently lost its Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to ASIC, Newbound was found to have forged client signatures on service agreements and provided ...