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FNZ wins mandate, names APAC head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... provider, following OneVue's decision to exit the space. "[FNZ] have a strong reputation in the Australian financial services industry and currently provide investment platform services to several large banks and superannuation funds," CareSuper said. ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... managing director Rohan Mead will retire at the end of this year, closing the book on a 21-year tenure at the financial services company. Australian Unity is now on the hunt for his successor, with an internal and external search underway. During Mead's ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... same month, the court froze the assets of Ferras Merhi, the principal and financial adviser of Venture Egg Financial Services, for his connection with its investigations concerning certain managed investment schemes, including First Guardian. Venture ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... analytics and refining investment processes and insights. Martin brings digital transformation expertise in financial services from financial institutions including PwC andNew Zealand government ministries, and founded Mission Intelligence, delivering ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... integrity, and professionalism, ASIC said. Peter Surtenich has been permanently banned on March 6 from providing any financial services, performing any function, and controlling an entity that carries a financial services business. Surtenich was the ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... investing sector is the fastest-growing sector, albeit from a smaller base, within responsible investment, and financial services companies are recognising that," Series told Financial Standard. Macquarie Group global strategist Viktor Shvets, a keynote ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... management and actuarial while leveraging data analytics to inform key decisions. With over 28 years in the financial services industry, he is a seasoned leader with deep expertise across general insurance, life insurance and superannuation. Before arriving ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will no longer introduce new diversity and inclusion rules for financial services organisations, claiming they wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." The FCA and PRA - which is the regulatory ...

NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... council seeks investment managers that have local representation in New Zealand and are registered to provide financial services there. The portfolio adopts a socially responsible investment framework. Investments exclude, but are not limited to, gambling ...