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'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

... reforming the law so family violence perpetrators cannot inherit their victim's superannuation benefits. "It's simply not fair that young women today are missing out on thousands of dollars in retirement savings because of this outdated rule. The super ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025

ASIC is suing Diversa Trustees for its role in the collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member money was invested. In the Federal Court, ASIC put forth several allegations, starting with Diversa failing to conduct adequate ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025

ASIC has released a catalogue summarising key legal obligations and regulatory guidance for private credit fund operators, as the regulator continues to keep an eye on the sector. ASIC said the catalogue should assist private credit fund operators in ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025

... are being appropriately compensated for the associated risk." In relation to valuations, Kirkland said investors rely on fair valuations to assess performance and make informed investment decisions. "Private assets in particular are subject to heightened ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025

... culture that encourages and enables both men and women to use this leave," she said. Although progress is being made towards a fair and equal workplace, the rate of improvement is slow, with the report calling for legislative reforms to set renewed gender ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025

ASIC and APRA have released the findings of the 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant (RIC) implementation, painting a fairly dire picture of how super funds are understanding and meeting member needs. While the regulators said some improvements ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025

... these in the first place. Prevention is always better than clean up," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. "It's just not fair to ask 12 million low- and middle-income Australians in the highly regulated super system to pay for compensation for other ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025

... sites like Indeed and SEEK and so forth. There are roles out there. They're getting harder to find. I think that's fair," she said.

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is estimating the sub-sector levy to be payable by the financial advice industry in FY27 will be $126.9 million - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. In total, the initial estimate ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025

Two industry bodies have launched resources to help superannuation funds comply with the looming Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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