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Sequoia profits tank as advisers flee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
... fall in net profit mainly reflected fewer authorised representatives operating under InterPrac's Australian financial services licence (AFSL)," Sequoia said. "The Shield and First Guardian matters continued to affect InterPrac's licensee business, including ...

Australia, UK partner to procure well-regulated financial markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... valuation of private markets. The virtual forum was once again attended by HM Treasury director general of financial services Gwyneth Nurse and Australian Treasury deputy secretary James Kelly, as well as representatives from ASIC, APRA and the Reserve ...

State Super farewells investment strategy chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... almost a decade at the public sector fund. Keri Pratt will retire on November 3, wrapping up her career in financial services spanning over 40 years. Pratt joined State Super in 2017 and was head of institutional for Australia and New Zealand at Franklin ...

Cbus creates new role for legal operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... Sydney, a spokesperson confirmed. He brings more than 15 years' experience in legal and regulatory across various financial services businesses, including stints at ASIC as a lawyer and APRA as senior manager of legal. Most recently, he was the special ...

Vale Mark Johnson

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... opportunities. His influence extended well beyond Macquarie through his leadership and contribution to Australia's financial services sector and broader society," she said. "We are deeply grateful for all that Mark gave to Macquarie, and on behalf ...

FEATURE | Custody | Worlds collide

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... roles, drawing insights and experience from the inner workings of the back office - the engine rooms of the financial services world that make the flow of money possible. "Compared to back in the day, when things were much more manual, the process is ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... administrative burden, for smaller ADIs, while preserving the regime's core accountability objectives," Treasury said. Financial services minister Daniel Mulino said the reforms help boost productivity and competition in the financial sector. "We are ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... financial adviser has been barred from re-registering as a relevant provider for two and a half years after the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) found serious and prolonged failures in client reviews, fee arrangements and cooperation with his ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... said. "ASIC has achieved a challenging goal with this paper. It has laid clear groundwork to apply established financial services principles to a modern and fast-paced industry. The next step is to empower the industry to build within that framework. ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... simpler, more affordable help with their retirement, without the cost of full personal advice. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit in Sydney last week, HUB24 chief executive and managing director Andrew Alcock, however ...
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