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ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... believes that the Earner product was indeed a financial product and that Block Earner engaged in unlicensed financial services conduct. On 9 July 2024, Block Earner cross-appealed the Federal Court's decision that it needed an AFSL to offer its Earner ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... ORFR reserves to remediate every client that has been exposed to these investments," he added. Venture Egg Financial Services and its principal Ferras Merhi, and Reilly Financial were authorised representatives of InterPrac. Last week, ASIC added allegations ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... It also failed to act in the best financial interests of its members, do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its AFSL were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. ETS also allegedly increased exposure to Shield by members ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Binance names head of APAC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... for APAC and the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) regions. "With his strong background in financial services and regulated markets, we are confident that Binance can continue advancing our mission of fostering sustainable and responsible ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... until he departed in April. He brings more than 25 years' experience in both Australian and international financial services and software companies. Prior to Bravura, Russell was chief executive of Class which was acquired by HUB24 in 2022. "The ...

Coaxial names chief investment officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... join as chief financial and commercial officer in October. Harris has over two decades of experience across financial services, technology, and high-growth ventures. He was most notable for his contribution to Afterpay across its journey in Australia. ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... even longer for desperately needed funds. "Consumers are entitled to feel safe when engaging with regulated financial services, and every sector in financial services benefits from consumers having confidence in the system. It is thus appropriate that ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... intensive corrections order since late last year, is permanently suspended from providing any functions of a financial services business. An ASIC investigation found that, between April and October 2019, Trevillian forged four portfolio performance verification ...

Former United Global Capital adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... 2024 and was ordered to be wound up on 9 August 2024. A week or so later, Petrovic was licensed by River X Financial Services, but that relationship lasted just one week. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, he has not been licensed sinc ...