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AWAG partners to form $240m wealth business, names principal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... licensing and administrative support, capital and business referrals. Rob Gould, who was most recently the director of financial planning at Bentleys Wealth, has been appointed as principal to lead CHN Wealth. He brings close to 40 years' experience ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is concerned the proposal to ban life insurers' use of genetic testing results will have an adverse impact on the cost of life insurance and premiums for all Australians. In a submission, the association ...

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... Gunn was repeatedly notified of suspicious activity or reports of fraud, with the accounts progressively closed." The financial regulator said that upon the closure of two Mormarkets bank accounts, between March and May 2020, Gunn received two bank cheques ...

MLC Expand appoints product strategy lead

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... efficiency and agility. Worrell takes on the role following more than a year as general manager of remediation at Insignia Financial. Prior to joining the wealth giant, she led operational functions at AMP Advice, working on strategy development and ...

Superhero Super shutters lifestage options

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... fund will remove its lifestage investment strategy (LIS) options from February 13, saying the move will improve the financial future of its members. The Sand LIS, Coral LIS, Ocean LIS, and Sky LIS will be removed, with members within those options to ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... risk of fraud and scam, it said. "Those operational failures by trustees or administrators can result in significant financial losses, compound distress for people facing difficult circumstances, and of course erode trust in the system as a whole," ASIC ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
A former United Global Capital (UGC) financial adviser has had his banning order shrunk by half after a successful appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal. Milutin Petrovic was banned from providing financial services or performing any function ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has determined inappropriate advice provided by Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) led to one client's $200,000 financial loss. In December, AFCA said it received more than 1800 complainants ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... trusted fintechs to invest in compliant and secure infrastructure solutions to bring tokenised assets into the traditional financial system. "Openmarkets is ready to deliver on this opportunity. The combination with Openmarkets is the culmination of ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... January 2029. Justice Bromwich said the sentence also considered a further offence that Forrest provided unlicensed financial services as an investment funds manager to two entities over a nine-month period. "This was serious and pernicious offending. ...