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Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... support greater publicity with respect to those who fail to pay, enabling other participants in the financial services industry to see those entities that have contributed to the cost of the CSLR," they said. The consultation, which ended on June 13 ...

Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... wage of $75,000, with a $30,000 super balance, will accumulate $610,000 by age 67. Significantly, this surpasses the industry body's $595,000 benchmark for a comfortable retirement for single homeowners. But this "major milestone," as ASFA chief executive ...

Royal London Asset Management plants flag in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... across superannuation funds, platforms, and consultants. He will also help shape the local strategy, represent the firm at industry events and forums, and contribute to long-term business planning. Royal London Asset Management said it's executing a ...

ASIC cancels Financial Services Group Australia's AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... Guardian Master Fund. FSGA's responsible manager (RM) Graham Holmes has also been permanently banned from working in the industry. Ferras Merhi was the sole director of FSGA from 10 February 2021 to 30 May 2025. He is also the director of Venture ...

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... customers were finding it difficult to find service providers who combined the technical depth and financial services industry experience." Fin365 general manager of sales and marketing Jess Bulafkin said the "one-stop-shop" approach can better track ...

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has hailed the superannuation industry's $4.1 trillion war chest, which is larger than the ASX's total market capitalisation, as an impressive achievement. But for all its size and influence, Longo reinforced at the AmCham Regulator ...

ASX offloads interest in Digital Asset

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... roadmap laid out in 2023, claiming the replacement project has met "several milestones", including opening the first industry test environment for Release 1 in February. "It's pleasing to be at the stage in our strategy where we can show steady progress ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... "fairness". Similarly, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who has been actively advocating against the bill, urged the industry to sign a petition opposing the tax. The petition has since reached over 10,000 signatures. Modelling from the Financial ...

Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... client outcomes."Josh's hire is another example of our focus on attracting the most talented professionals in the industry to continually enhance our service and advice to our partner Private Wealth firms." A second starter, Pierre-Hedzer Marchi,has ...

BlackRock names new insto lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... retire to pursue a family-founded startup venture. As of September, O'Sullivan will leave the financial services industry entirely, as the family business operates within the health sector. He will be succeeded by Jonathan Jenkins, who joined BlackRock ...