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ASIC piles more charges on Merhi

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... alleged he used marketing companies to push potential clients to his financial advice businesses, Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA). In February, the Federal Court froze the assets of Merhi. He is the principal and financial adviser ...

TCorp chief executive retires, successor named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... extensive external and internal executive search," TCorp chair Michael Dwyer said. "He has extensive global financial services leadership experience and brings an impressive track record of achievement over 25 years. He understands our purpose, our people ...

Bravura, Future Group partner on digital advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Financial services technology provider Bravura Solutions has partnered with Future Group for the initial phase of its digital advice rollout, which is now underway. The partnership will provide members pre-retirement personal advice tools, and a public-facing ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... and unreasonable costs on the vast majority of people and organisations, and their clients, in the broader financial services sector doing the right thing," Macdonald said. "Hopefully, the findings so far will help to move from consultation and inquiry ...

Shield-linked advice firm director, compliance manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The AFSL of MWL Financial Services has been cancelled, while both its director and its compliance manager have copped bans after they allegedly helped funnel more than $150 million in investments into the Shield Master Fund. MWL recommended Shield to ...

AustralianSuper executive joins SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... government relations and public policy at AustralianSuper. Coates brings more than 15 years of experience across the financial services industry. Prior to AustralianSuper he was the head of research and campaigns at Industry Super Australia for three ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... would; to act in the best financial interests of its members; and to do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its Australian financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. "This is the first action ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... (SCA) is calling on the government to alter anti-hawking legislation to ensure consistency between selling financial services and financial products. In response to an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) consultation on unsolicited ...

Insignia Financial back in the black

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... This included the separation of MLC from NAB - one of the largest wealth management separations in Australian financial services history, and the establishment of an industry-first partnership with SS&C, successfully transitioning our Master Trust Technology ...

Equity Trustees FUM tops $254bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... collaboratively with all stakeholders to deliver industry-wide improvements that support a robust and resilient financial services system. "Our purpose is to help people take care of their future, and while global investment markets are likely to remain ...