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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The retirement savings of thousands of Australians have been lost in the First Guardian and Shield failures and, while investigations are ongoing, the blame for their collapse and the misconduct that led to it is being passed around like a football ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... financial losses. To proceed, a three-month targeted consultation will be held in early 2026, engaging consumer representatives, mental health advocates, superannuation trustees, financial advisers, and medical professionals, CALI said. CALI may also ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... business at risk, a new ASIC investigation reveals. ASIC's review of 10 financial advice licensees with more than 300 representatives using OSPs over the last two years found that local practices depend on their overseas representative to ensure risks ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
The government has introduced the payday superannuation bill in the House of Representatives today. First flagged in 2023-24 Federal Budget, the legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at ...

AWAG to snap up 20% stake in First Mutual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... other potential investments within this niche for further expansion. To reach its target number of authorised representatives, it plans to onboard three or four additional boutique licensees. Through its expansion, AWAG hopes to provide shared services ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... manager. Instead, shareholders voted in favour of appointing Rachel Grimes, David Gray and Douglas Farrell - who are representatives of L1 Capital. The L1 Capital nominees respectively received about a 68% approval rating from shareholders. L1 Capital ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... director general of HM Treasury Gwyneth Nurse and Australian Treasury deputy secretary James Kelly, accompanied by representatives from the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Reserve ...

Former staffer sues ASX, Lofthouse over bullying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... being "frequently passive-aggressive and belittling in her demeanour". Financial Standard reached out to legal representatives for both Halstead and Lofthouse for comment. According to reporting, Halstead claims he warned the market operator in 2015 ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... any fees charged after a customer's death had been waived or refunded," ASIC said. "ANZ did not respond to representatives of deceased estates in the required timeframe after notification of the customer's death." ANZ still has not been unable ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... soon as it can. Financial Standard understands the funds run by FMPE were being sold by a group of unlicensed representatives, allegedly claiming they could do so under exemptions in section 708 of the Corporations Act. It is understood this was reported ...