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Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial planning firm Centaur Financial Services has moved to its own AFSL and made a key hire in the process. Since 2015, Centaur has operated under a co-op licence with RFS Advice, Evalesco, and Guide Financial to reduce costs. However, Centaur ...

New starter at GCQ Funds

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... and SW State Manager for Perpetual and two years at Fidante. Burroughs also previously worked for Challenger Financial Services and Colonial First State. This follows the recent appointment of Huw O'Grady in a similar role as GCQ looks to beef up ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... president of the Australian Services Union. "Both Marnie and Jenny bring strong experience, skills and insight in financial services and superannuation to the ART board," said ART chair Andrew Fraser. "I am pleased that Marnie has chosen to contribute ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Prime Super as the fund continues to beef up its operational and enterprise risk and compliance. Ye joined the financial services risk and regulatory team at Deloitte, and before that, working on the corporate treasury and capital markets team as an ...

ASIC updates on SMSF advice review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... licensees unprepared to respond quickly but safely to innovations from competitors," ASIC said. "ASIC is urging financial services licensees to ensure their governance practices keep pace with their accelerating adoption of AI."

SMSFs outperform APRA funds over five years: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... five years to June 2023. According to research from the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS), commissioned by the SMSF Association (SMSFA), the five-year annualised rate of return (ROR) on SMSFs between 1 July ...

Lifespan Financial Planning names head of research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... recently served as head of research services at Entireti - formed through the merger of Australian Unity Personal Financial Services and Fortum Private Wealth - a role he has held for over seven years. Prior to Entireti, he also held research and advice ...

FSCP deregisters adviser for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... who provided "incompetent" SMSF advice has been barred from practising in the industry for two years by the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP). Glenn Paul Meilak helped clients set up SMSFs in a way that was "systemic" and "displayed a lack of ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... legislation captures the intent of the government's decision and does not have unintended consequences," minister for financial services Stephen Jones said. He added that the government is looking to legislate the ban as soon as practicable. "Delivering ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Financial services employees worry their jobs are being increasingly upended by artificial intelligence (AI), as an inquiry asks the government to urgently balance technological advancements and potential job displacements. The Future of Work report ...