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Hiring for risk, member services to take off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

... hiring for risk roles. This came in the wake of the Shield and First Guardian collapses, with the increased regulatory scrutiny pushing platform operators to hire to shore up emerging risks and strengthen existing internal governance practices. Superannuation ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026

... Recruitment associate director Darragh Cleary says. He notes that in a heavily regulated environment with super funds under scrutiny, it is pertinent that funds maintain business as usual for members. Godfrey Group managing director Olivia O'Neill ...

Morningstar widens private credit coverage, kicks off with Metrics

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025

... positive, constructive attitude to the space and say we're going to review it," Olsen said. There has been a heightened scrutiny by regulators into the asset class, with ASIC's recent investigation revealing that private credit fund managers downplay ...

PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025

... to extract maximum pricing at exit. "The growing presence of semi-liquid private equity funds is also placing greater scrutiny on valuations, as managers increasingly mark portfolios to market to meet redemption terms and regulatory expectations," Liu ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025

... meeting their best financial interest duty is in relation to expenditure decisions." Beverley-Smith referred to APRA's scrutiny in fund expenditure that was launched last year and which APRA now published annually. "We wanted to challenge spending by ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025

... skills most in the demand in the sector. Kaizen expects continued growth in the GRC hiring for super funds. "Heightened scrutiny from ASIC and APRA, including updates to SPS 530 on investment governance and ongoing enforcement around privacy and third-party ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management while it updates the fund's ethical guidelines. The fund has been under scrutiny of late over some of its divestment decisions, including most recently its divestment from Caterpillar in August over the ...

Treasury seeks feedback on foreign investment reforms

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025

... saying it will reduce unnecessary red tape for institutions engaging in lower risk investment activity, while focusing scrutiny for higher-risk transactions. "The Treasurer's announcement today to streamline the foreign investment review process by materially ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... interests of transparency and accountability," Bragg wrote to the Auditor-General on October 10. The HAFF has faced a lot of scrutiny since it was announced by Treasury in November 2023. It was established with an initial capital contribution of $10 ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025

The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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