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Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson warned licensees to improve their control measures for authorised representatives to avoid any unintended consequences. Breaking down licensees' ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... response to recent market volatility. "That responsive, service-led engagement will be part of how we build our Australian client base," he said. "In the longer term, the ambition is to replicate the success of the business in APAC. One of our goals ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
APRA hit Equity Trustees' subsidiary and the trustee for the HUB24 Super Fund, HTFS Nominees, with additional licence conditions. The new licence conditions centre on HTFS Nominees' weak, ill-defined and inconsistent investment option selection ...

AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... including the assessment of losses and the issuance of determinations. InterPrac is currently taking action against a former client and victim of the First Guardian Master Fund collapse for an AFCA determination it does not agree with. This is on top ...

Capital Group, KKR launch public-private fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... managed by KKR. It will offer opportunities for monthly repurchases of up to 3% of the fund. KKR partner and head of global client solutions Eric Mogelof said: "Having a single access point to invest at scale across public and private markets with world-class ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... something really important, advisers are increasingly wanting control over their business, their advice process, their client proposition and ultimately their commercial future," Euvrard said. "Advisers are reassessing and looking at the risks of being ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... been partnering with SS&C for the last three years in the UK with positive results," Royal London Asset Management chief client officer Ed Venner said. "The firm's global scale and their growing presence in the Australian market made SS&C a natural choice ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... among advice businesses as advisers contend with rising compliance obligations, technology costs and increasingly complex client needs. Infocus said it currently has 270 advisers and nearly $21 billion in funds under advice, positioning the group among ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... Australian clients with a new appointment. Steve Hair will join the group as head of platform sales for the institutional client group (ICG) in Australia. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Hair was with Citi for more than seven years where he held a number ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... investment schemes (MISs) within its funding framework, which it said have proven to be a "very significant contributor to client losses and unpaid determinations." Credit intermediaries, credit providers, licensees providing financial advice and securities ...