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FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

FINSIA chief executive steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025

FINSIA chief executive and managing director Yasser El-Ansary has announced that he is stepping down at the end of the month. FINSIA president David Cox celebrated El-Ansary for his significant contributions to the company during his tenure. "He led ...

Geopolitics, AI tests prudential regulation: APRA

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025

... about, like operational risk management and cyber, and this idea that cyber is a weapon of choice," she recently told a FINSIA event. "There are some other flavours that come into that, like personnel risk, so thinking very carefully about where you ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025

... Constant says that three years into the Retirement Income Covenant, things are "not where we'd hoped to be". Speaking at a FINSIA event on Friday, Constant said there is still room to improve the ways super trustees serve their members in retirement. ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024

... 2025, with the interconnectedness between banking and superannuation systems first on the agenda. McCarthy Hockey told FINSIA 's The Regulators event that APRA's main priority for next year will be the Systems Risk Stress Test, which will get underway ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023

... Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood, Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs, FINSIA chief executive and managing director Yasser El-Ansary, Institute of Public Accounts chief executive Andrew Conway, Licensee ...

MLC Life Insurance welcomes new non-executive director

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023

... also held board roles with the International Financial Risk Institute and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). MLC Limited chairman Peter Grey welcomed the appointment and said Stephen's experience will be a great asset during ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022

... is a good idea and will enable the government and the industry to work through some of the issues related to the tests." FINSIA chief executive and managing director Yesser El-Ansary also commented: "Reviewing the implementation of the YFYS regime is ...

Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022

At the FINSIA 'The Regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres has detailed the regulator's foremost superannuation priorities. Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the world, but Byres said it could be better. Having initially praised the ...

New members on Markets Disciplinary Panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021

... Macquarie's ANZ head of electronic execution Valerie Kingsmill and ABN AMRO Clearing Sydney's APAC chief executive Barry Parker. FINSIA president Victoria Weekes has also been appointed deputy chair following the retirement of Cilla Boreham in June. ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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