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ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... required is significant and cannot be achieved through current tactical, incremental measures or business as usual. ASIC chair Joe Longo said urgent action was needed to set ASX on the right path. "ASX needs to embrace a new era of accountability, investment ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... ultimately proves rational or not," the report said. Vanguard global chief economist and global head of investment strategy group Joe Davis said the attraction is diverting from innovation, and these are the asset classes arising to compensate investors. ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... urged to switch their super out of the "mainstream" super system into higher-risk options. SMC said it supports ASIC chair Joe Longo's call for stronger consumer protections, such as cooling off periods to give people the chance to "get a second opinion ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has said introducing "frictions" into the super switching process could help avoid a repeat of the First Guardian and Shield "catastrophe". "No one wants to preside over a problem like this if there are some potential solutions. ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... outsourcing numbers in estate planning (37% and 39%). However, speaking to Financial Standard recently, Akambo managing director Joe Akiki observed that Australian advisers exhibit the attitude of 'doing everything themselves', which he said ...

FAAA names new board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... are Sarah Leslie of Story Wealth Management, Mark O'Flynn of Oxlade Financial, and Stephan Independent Advisory's Joe Stephan. Those competing for the FAAA Adviser of the Year Award are Nikki Booth from My Wealth Solutions, Adam Lai of Green ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
The man responsible for auditing United Global Capital and its two managed funds has had his company auditor registration torn up after he was found to have 'continuously failed to undertake basic audit work' that could have saved millions in SMSF investors' ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. Speaking to Financial Standard, Akambo managing director Joe Akiki has warned that financial advice firms without a sound governance framework will be prone to the rapidly changing ...

Fidante partner hires from WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... development. Her experience and calibre is second to none, and we are delighted at her arrival," said Fulcrum managing partner Joe Davidson. Shaikh added: "Sara comes with an enviable reputation and a deep understanding of both discretionary and quantitative ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... distributable to unitholders. At a recent parliamentary hearing, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo 01 described the situation as being on an "industrial scale". "This is a very sophisticated, coordinated series of ...