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Allspring appoints head of sales for new Sydney office

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... previously spent 17 years at Challenger Investment Management. During his tenure he led institutional sales and client service for Challenger Life, as well as Fidante affiliate Ardea Investment Management. Most recently, Gordon was head of distribution ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... Australian Unity through its next exciting phase of growth," Rosmarin said. Chung also thanked Mead for his 21 years of service in the chief executive role at Australian Unity. "On behalf of the board and members of Australian Unity, I warmly thank Rohan ...

Rest pays $40k over misleading statements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... paid the infringement notices on September 22. In a statement, it said: "Rest members rightly expect the highest level of service, and the experience of the impacted members clearly fell short of these expectations in this instance." "We are deeply sorry ...

CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has made 551 payments totalling $54 million since it began operating, some 291 of which were made in relation to Dixon Advisory. The overwhelming majority of payments relate to personal financial advice ...

FICAP RockStar raises $110k for charity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) annual RockStar event raised $110,000 for charity last night. Each year, Sydney's financial services industry comes together to raise much-needed funds for multiple charity partners while discovering ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
ASIC has permanently banned a former financial adviser after he was convicted for defrauding family and friends out of $4.5 million. Anthony Joseph Del Vecchio served as a financial adviser for Freedom Finance Australia from November 2016 to October ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The UK and Australia have exchanged information on their respective approaches to financial markets, pension structures, and digital asset advancement at the inaugural UK-Australia Joint Financial Regulatory Forum. The virtual forum was chaired by director ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... complex needs. "They love the benefit of lower fees, full transparency, access to advisers, a beautiful dashboard and great service," she says, noting that while digital advice might not be for everyone, these are essentially what a lot of people need. ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has reinstated United Global Capital's (UGC) membership until 31 March 2026, to ensure consumers can lodge complaints regarding Shield and First Guardian Master Fund. UGC was expelled from AFCA membership ...

Equip Super appoints chief risk officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
Equip Super has promoted Michelle Cheong to chief risk officer, effective October 6. Cheong brings nearly two decades of experience in the superannuation and financial services industry. Starting her career at Ernst & Young, Cheong moved into senior ...