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Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... ranking defining and communicating a value proposition highly. Mercer also emphasised the importance of addressing regulatory "hotspots," noting increased scrutiny from APRA and ASIC through industry reviews and enforcement actions. "This includes a ...

AFCA opens consultation on financial elder abuse, family violence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has launched two consultations on how it should improve its approach to handling complaints related to financial elder abuse and family violence. AFCA said it seeks to ensure consistency in how it ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
ASIC is attempting to liquidate responsible entity Falcon Capital, wind up the First Guardian Master Fund, as well as impose a receiver and manager to director David Anderson's personal property. The regulator has put into motion the applications ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... $50 million in asset under management to $13 billion AUM over the past years. Thompson will oversee risk frameworks, regulatory compliance and operational integrity, TWC said. He will also reinforce the firm's dedication to transparency, accountability ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... the US$4.6 trillion mutual fund industry, according to a report. A Bloomberg article shows that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is proposing to cut fund managers' pay if they record a loss or return 10% less than their performance ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... importantly, this collaboration ensures that our members' interests are strongly represented in shaping a more practical regulatory framework." In a joint statement, the organisations said the alliance ensures that the interests of independently ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
A Sydney-based financial adviser has been permanently banned for acting dishonestly and exhibiting a fundamental lack of knowledge, integrity, and professionalism, ASIC said. Peter Surtenich has been permanently banned on March 6 from providing any ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
BUSSQ has pulled the plug on its Federal Court appeal for a judicial review of APRA's additional licence conditions, caving to the regulator's edict. At the same time, APRA has tweaked the conditions it slapped on BUSSQ last August, which force ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... organisations, claiming they wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." The FCA and PRA - which is the regulatory arm of the Bank of England - launched a consultation in 2023 aimed at boosting diversity in financial services. It followed ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
FIIG Securities will face court over allegations of longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management ...