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Netwealth invokes Part 23 of SIS Act in First Guardian response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025

... applied to the government for financial assistance under Part 23 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 in order to compensate members impacted by the First Guardian failure. This morning, the listed platform and superannuation provider ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... a fit and proper person, is not competent and is likely to contravene a financial services law," ASIC said. The banning order took effect from 25 August 2025. Last month, ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee that the regulator ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... be cruel. Taking an example of two balance projections using historic returns, with the same averages but in the reverse order gives a staggeringly different outcome [Figure 1]. Two people retire at 67 with the same balance of around $900,000, but applying ...

Adviser banned after $11.3m loss

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

ASIC confirmed it permanently banned WA-based adviser Noel Northcott in April, over concerns it had around Northcott's involvement in the Noon Investment Fund and the Quant Fund, after a ruling by Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) allowed the regulator ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... business leaders cut their teeth in. "Today, the world looks very different. Trust has been eroded. We face a multipolar world order, with the two largest countries in the world in open strategic competition. There is war in Europe and a growing threat ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to TruePillars

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025

ASIC has told private credit manager TruePillars to halt distribution of its product disclosure statements (PDSs) for two offerings. The interim orders prevent the fund from offering, issuing, selling or transferring interests in the Pooled Unit and ...

More suitors line up for Iress

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025

... it is engaging with new third parties, in addition to the parties which have previously expressed interest in Iress, in order to ascertain whether there is a proposal that could be recommended by the Iress board." "The basis for engagement is that bidders ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... unsolicited. So that's a challenge," she says. "A good financial adviser doesn't need lead generation services in order to develop a good pool of financial advice clients that they can deliver services to." The advisers Longo stopped short of ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

APRA has lifted Westpac's remaining $500 million capital add-on after the bank completed its multi-year risk transformation program spurred by several breaches and misconduct. APRA slapped the first $500 million capital add-on in July 2019 as a ...

ASIC seeks compensation for Shield victims from EQT

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025

... on the midpoint of the valuation range set out in the Financial Position Report prepared by the liquidators of Shield by order of the Federal Court. This indicated that the liquidators expect a material recovery of funds on behalf of members invested ...

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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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