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Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
ASIC has banned another former Crown Wealth Group staffer from working in the financial services industry for showing incompetence in addressing fees-for-no-service (FFNS) misconduct. Brendan Rodwell, who was the director of Crown Wealth Group, was ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
The $100 billion super fund has announced a new digital experience designed to simplify members' access to its resources for retirement needs, especially for its advice business. The Rest Retire Ready is designed to connect pre-retiree members to ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A report by the Super Members Council (SMC) suggests the complex retirement system in Australia could be costing retirees up to $136,000. The modelling underscores the long-awaited need for financial advice reforms, and simpler, smarter pathways to ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New research has revealed that one third of Australian pre-retirees and retirees over the age of 50 are financially unprepared for retirement, facing a savings shortfall of at least a decade. Fidelity International's latest research, in partnership ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Global credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS (Morningstar) has announced its expansion into the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new regional hub in Australia. The Sydney hub will function as a service center for the broader Asia Pacific region. ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Although Payday Super addresses critical issues, including the $5 billion in unpaid super, the Coalition believes the government's "rushed implementation" of the bill could hurt the economy. Payday Super, which is slated to come into effect on 1 July ...

L1 Group replaces chief, seeks $330m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Jeff Peters is exiting L1 Group as chief executive as a replacement immediately fills his seat. The group is also embarking on a $330 million raise. Peters, who is also managing director, leaves L1 Group effective today. He is replaced by Julian Russell. ...

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3% in the September 2025 quarter and 3.2% annually, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The CPI rose 1.3% in the September 2025 quarter, which is the highest quarterly rise since March 2023. ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
APRA has launched a second round of consultations on the capital framework for longevity products in a bid to tackle the "weak demand" for such products including annuities. The prudential regulator has released several proposals in the next stage of ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
The government's Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) is being audited by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Auditor-General Caralee McLiesh has confirmed in a letter to Senator Andrew Bragg. In addition, McLiesh said the ANAO is also ...