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Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... served on the board in various committees since 2010. He is also a director of Mutual Trust and the Australian Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC), chair of the Australian Science Media Centre and the Shared Value Project, and a member of the ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... process, such as interviews and medical evidence, are some suggestions. The timeframe in clause 5.5 can be reduced to five business days, for example, while clause 5.50 can be redrafted to require the insurer to tell the claimant about their decision ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... chief executive of GESB, has been appointed managing director and chief executive of a newly formed funds management business. Perth-based Affinity Capital Group has launched Affinity Funds Management, selecting Palmer to spearhead its ambitions to become ...

ASIC concerns over Interprac sale 'unfounded': Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group says ASIC's concerns around what the sale of Interprac Financial Planning might mean for its creditors are "unfounded", while also saying it is working with ASX to determine whether shareholders are required to approve the ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... Australia, making it now home to 15 advisers. NTAA executive president Jack Stuk confirmed to Financial Standard the SAN business has been deregistered but declined to comment further. SAN had seen a drastic reduction of adviser numbers over recent years ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... most recently leading super product at Mercer. Slapp said Chand's depth of experience is a strong addition to the business.

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... retention, and importantly, by growing and deepening our adviser partnerships." He plans to ramp up the use of AI across the business, such as contact centres and corporate functions. "At the same time, we will continue to identify how we mitigate and ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... will see Godfrey banned from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business, under ss920A and 920B of the Corporations ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... it occurs. "Dodgy lead generation sales practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest priority. The most effective way to do that is to target their revenue by banning switching fees ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... originating and underwriting quality senior credit facilities. He added it will strengthen the financial infrastructure of the business and enhance the underlying quality and architecture of products for private wholesale investment clients by enabling ...