ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   FASEA has revealed the areas that financial advisers struggle with in the exam - with regulatory and legal questions presenting a challenge.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Encore Advisory Group has partnered with Loan Market, a mortgage aggregator, establishing a new business.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   One of Canada's biggest pension funds is restructuring to better position itself for international opportunities, including in the Asia Pacific region.KANIKA SOOD   Magellan is seeking unitholder approval to create a mega fund of $15 billion that would combine the investment pools of the unlisted, ETF and LIT versions of the Magellan Global Fund.

ALLY SELBY   Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   An announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) that life insurers would keep their COVID-19 support measures in place until the end of the year doesn't go nearly far enough, a lawyer has said.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   The SMSF Association and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are calling for self-managed super funds to have access to unitised, liquid infrastructure investments as a way of generating economic growth.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Vanguard has launched a self-managed super fund capability within its Personal Investor offering.

BENJAMIN ONG   Recent developments in Victoria would result in lower national economic growth, higher unemployment and a bigger budget deficit.BENJAMIN ONG   No matter how you slice or dice it, the latest US National Accounts are the worst we've seen and will likely ever see in our lifetime.

ELIZA BAVIN   A man has been sentenced to over seven years in jail for his role as principal conspirator in a syndicate alleged to have defrauded the Commonwealth of more than $105 million over three years.ALLY SELBY   ASIC has uncovered several cryptocurrency scams using Australian celebrities, prominent news sites, and government agencies to reel in investors.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Boutique investment manager Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed a new chief risk officer and created a new head of finance role.ALLY SELBY   Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a new general manager, following the acquisition of Chant West's superannuation and consulting business.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   A superannuation fund that markets itself to women has created a new administration fee.ELIZA BAVIN   The Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme continues to drain the super system, with almost $30 billion removed from Australians' retirement savings, according to the latest APRA data.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   Powerwrap has released its target statement recommending its shareholders accept the off-market takeover offer moves forward with Praemium.ALLY SELBY   Global index provider MSCI has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to shift its products, data and services onto the cloud, in a move that the duo says will accelerate innovation among the global investment industry.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   For the first time in eight years, more high net worth individuals (HNWI) emerged in North America than in the Asia Pacific region.KANIKA SOOD   Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones backed ShareNett Holdings is partnering with Clearlist Holdings to develop a platform for family offices to transact in private markets securities.