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Victorian SMSF auditor fails to overturn disqualification

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
A Victorian-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor will remain disqualified after he failed to overturn ASIC's initial verdict. ASIC originally disqualified Nazrul Islam, of Clayton South in Victoria, from being an approved SMSF auditor ...

AFCA chief operating officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has announced that chief operating officer Justin Untersteiner will be departing, effective March 14. Untersteiner is set to take up the role of chief executive of the Australian Health Practitioner ...

ASIC bans adviser fraudster found with child abuse material

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
ASIC has permanently banned Brisbane-based financial adviser David Cubilla following a $640,000 fraud conviction; he was also found guilty of using online services to access and possess child abuse material. Cubilla, who was recently an authorised representative ...

Hostplus names deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Hostplus has promoted Susan Orr to deputy investment chief following the recent departure of Con Michalakis who has taken on the top investment job at Funds SA. The $115 billion industry fund for hospitality workers confirmed that Orr will now serve ...

Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson is again calling on the government to fix the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Th FAAA has previously highlighted three critical ...

SEC names acting chair, establishes crypto taskforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that US President Donald Trump has appointed Mark Uyeda as acting chair of the agency. "I am honored to serve in this capacity after serving as a commissioner since 2022, and a member of the staff ...

MA Financial readies first LIT for launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
MA Financial will soon launch its first listed investment trust (LIT), the MA Credit Income Trust (ASX:MA1). MA Financial has so far secured $171 million in commitments for MA1, which is expected to launch on the ASX on March 5. The fund is set to offer ...

ASIC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has named a chief executive, following Warren Day's abrupt exit in June last year. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chief executive Scott Gregson will join ASIC on March ...

BlackRock loses senior executive touted as Fink's successor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
BlackRock senior managing director, head of global client business Mark Wiedman - who was regarded as a potential successor to chief executive Larry Fink - is exiting the asset manager. Wiedman is responsible for BlackRock's commercial relationships ...

Magellan names interim chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Magellan Financial Group has appointed Michelle Mutchnik as interim chief financial officer, effective January 24. Mutchnik replaces Kirsten Morton who announced her resignation on 13 November 2024. Mutchnik joined Magellan in November 2020 and has ...