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Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Appearing at the FPA Congress today, ASIC senior executive leader Leah Sciacca explained that all financial advisers will need to register with the ASIC Financial Services and Credit Panel, in addition to being registered on the Financial Advisers Register. ...

ASIC bans married duo from providing financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
ASIC has banned former financial adviser Richard Thomas Marshall from providing financial services for six years, and his wife Gwenda Jean Marshall for three years for operating unlicensed and removing money from a deceased client's account. An ASIC ...

2022 Power50 advisers revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
For the ninth year running, Financial Standard has named the 50 most influential financial advisers in Australia. The Financial Standard Power50 is comprised of the top advisers that are actively driving the financial advice industry forward, helping ...

CountPlus appoints group head of people and culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
CountPlus Limited (CountPlus) has appointed a new group head of people and culture in Raelene Hinchliffe. Hinchliffe will officially start next January and will bring significant financial services experience to the role. She has previously held senior ...

Kate Farrar's top tips when merging

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
Appearing as part of a panel at this year's Conference of Major Super Funds, Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar explained the process her team went through in merging with Energy Super, sharing the things she thinks they got right. Brighter ...

Investment industry veteran joins Rest board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Rest has appointed former Pendal chief executive Michael Bargholz as a director on its board. He will commence the role in October, as well as join the board of investments committee, of which he has been a non-voting member since September 2020. Aside ...

Australian Unity chair resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Australian Unity has announced several board changes, including the resignation of chair Peter Promnitz. Finance veteran Promnitz boasts an impressive resume spanning over 40 years, with notable tenures including Mercer region leader APAC, Marsh & McLennan ...

Mercer hires from MLC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
Mercer has hired Brad Tallents to run client services and growth within its superannuation business. In the new role, Tallents will service Mercer Super clients, developing and executing growth opportunities and bringing the best of Mercer to clients ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
Celsius Network has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy making it the latest victim of the crypto crash. In a statement, Celsius said it has filed with the Court a series of customary motions to allow it to continue operation. These "first day" motions ...

WTW appoints head of due diligence, and private equity Australasia M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Willis Towers Watson named Sarah Pendred as its head of due diligence and private equity for Australasia within its mergers and acquisitions practice. Pendred will take up the role on July 11 and report to WTW director Steve Torresan. She will be based ...