HARRISON WORLEY   A former Brisbane financial adviser will serve at least six years behind bars, after being found guilty of six charges of dishonestly causing detriment to clients to the tune of $5.9 million.KANIKA SOOD   A dealer group boss decided to close down its Australian Financial Services License after finding it hard to restock advisers with the FASEA education requirements.

KANIKA SOOD   Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned a stellar 11.5% in the year to June, but how much did it spend on fees?ELIZA BAVIN   GSFM said it has completed the acquisition of MLC Asset Management's 49% stake in boutique quantitative equities specialist Redpoint Investment Management.

HARRISON WORLEY   Two industry groups have partnered to create a new life insurance standards framework.ELIZA BAVIN   Integrity Life has launched a combined group insurance offering aimed at small to medium sized businesses with as few as five employees.

HARRISON WORLEY   ASIC is warning Australians to consider the appropriateness of self-managed super funds, noting controversial Productivity Commission findings which show the super vehicle is less suitable for low-balance members.KRISTI CHENG   The Australian Tax Office is set to contact tense o thousands of SMSFs warning of the risks of being too concentrated.

ELIZA BAVIN   Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has told a forum at the International Monetary Fund that Australia's economy is set to "return to trend growth" next year.ELIZA BAVIN   Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle said despite historically low interest rates and a rise in loan approvals, turnover in the housing market remains low.

ELIZA BAVIN   The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will not appeal the Federal Court decision to dismiss its court action against IOOF.ELIZA BAVIN   An ASIC review has found significant industry-wide problems with the design of total and permanent disability insurance and the claims handling process.

HARRISON WORLEY   A former Kinetic Super chief investment officer has been appointed as the interim investment chief of a $4 billion industry fund.ELIZA BAVIN   IFM Investors has announced it will make a concerted push into larger scale private equity investments with the appointment of Jeremy Larkin to head the initiative.

KANIKA SOOD   CommInsure is looking to expand its annuity offering as it sees opportunity in the fast-approaching deadline for superannuation funds to develop comprehensive retirement income products (CIPRs).KANIKA SOOD   AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the $170 billion superannuation fund will not open its investment options to self-managed-superannuation, unlike HostPlus which made the move in June.

ELIZA BAVIN   Wealth manager IOOF has announced it's delving into the world of apps, partnering with Moneysoft.ELIZA BAVIN   Recreo has launched its long-awaited cloud-based superannuation and investment administration platform, developed in partnership with Mine Super.

KANIKA SOOD   Jeff Chapman, whose net worth is pegged at more than $800mn, speaks to Financial Standard about his family office investments including Bennelong Funds Management, and generosity.KANIKA SOOD   The world is only six years away from welcoming its first trillionaire, according to a new study that looked at the private wealth of the world's richest denizens.