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Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) and four other professional bodies are urging the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to name and shame financial firms that fail to follow through on a determination as more than 60 have ...

Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
Ascalon Capital has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a chief executive and two new partners, including a founder of Zenith Investment Partners. Aubrey Roga joins as chief executive of the investment consulting and asset management ...

Quinbrook appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has filled a new chief executive role, with the appointee set to oversee all the investment manager's regional teams, in addition to announcing a slew of other leadership changes. Quinbrook's current Australian regional ...

$15m crypto scam costs former adviser 10 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
A former financial adviser that redirected $14.8 million in client and family funds into a crypto scam has been banned for 10 years. Glenda Rogan of Wollongong and Sutherland Shire allegedly transferred at least $14.8 million of funds invested by clients ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional ...

Iress' superannuation consulting business changes hands

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Iress' superannuation consulting and managed service business - part of the broader superannuation division - was acquired by Apex Group last week and has now been sold to data and technology firm Novigi. As part of the transaction, Novigi scooped ...

Capstone appoints former licensee head to new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Capstone Financial Planning has appointed its executive manager growth and development. Commencing his role on July 1, Marcus O'Sullivan will be responsible for licensee growth, practice developments, and licensing and education activities. O'Sullivan ...

Syfe plots major Australian expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Syfe, which recently acquired Selfwealth, has raised more than $80 million to fund its Australian expansion which will focus on the mass affluent market. Syfe has raised $81.5 million (US$53m) in support of its Australian strategy, the bulk of which ...

New Forests sees potential in Vietnamese timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs. Via the Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has invested in Tavico Group. It is the fourth investment made by the fund ...

Awareness of options could boost advice access: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Superannuation is the number one topic Australians want financial advice on, however a significant proportion have little to no idea they can pay for it through their super. Based on a survey of 2250 Australians, Colonial First State's (CFS) Empowered ...