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Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... council criticised a proposed "levy waterfall" model that would spread costs across broader sections of the financial services industry once sectors directly responsible for losses reach their funding limits. It argued the approach risks creating moral ...

NGS Super names chief member officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... user experience. Parsons has over 20 years' experience across superannuation, wealth management and broader financial services. He joined NGS Super in 2024 as executive manager of marketing, leading the fund's brand, marketing and digital experience ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... chair Joe Longo has used his final appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to defend the regulator's enforcement record while warning that funding constraints and rapid technological change could threaten ...

Former Insignia boss joins InvestStream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... brings more than 25 years of leadership experience, including over two decades at Insignia Financial, across financial services, regulatory engagement, and digital transformation. He was chief executive and managing director of Insignia Financial between ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... Astute-aligned advisers operating under Centrepoint's AFSL. Centrepoint now operates five core business lines: licensee services, financial advice, investments, platforms and lending. Chief executive John Shuttleworth said the new deals align with ...

Super fund targets health tech sector with mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... healthcare and medtech as one of the largest Australian super funds dedicated to those working in health and community services, and we recognise the critical need for ongoing investment in early-stage technology," Brunton said. "Our investment mandate ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... profitless companies and deceleration of consumption." Taylor remains optimistic about China, predicting big growth in its services and tourist industry. "At the moment, a lot of growth in China is driven by government policy to be self-sufficient - ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... forcing a levy towards self-managed super fund investors. Burgess attended a roundtable hosted by minister for financial services Daniel Mulino last Friday, discussing the ongoing sustainability of the CSLR. Burgess stressed the need for reform to be ...

Sequoia Financial chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Sequoia Financial chair Michael Ryan has stepped down from the embattled financial services firm, effective June 16. "Mr Ryan's resignation reflects the expansion of his other current board responsibilities, which impact upon the time available for ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... Trustees added that the platform market has been the most responsive sector of the superannuation industry in providing services to members and meeting their personal objectives. It said the platform market, together with the aligned SMSF market ($1.8 ...