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Perpetual reports positive first quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... pursue the sale of its wealth management business Perpetual will keep the market updated, in line with its continuous disclosure obligations," the group said. Lastly, the corporate trust business saw total FUA grow to $1.29 trillion, up 1.2% on the June ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... risks were found, AFCA said there were recurring areas of concern. These included advice, quality and suitability, disclosure and transparency, distribution practices and unregulated channels. "Although no systemic determinations were made this quarter ...

BUSSQ streamlines product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
The $7.4 billion industry super fund has consolidated its accumulation products into one as part of a multi-year simplification strategy. BUSSQ has historically had two accumulation phase products for members in BUSSQ MySuper and Premium Choice. The ...

ASIC bans another former Lighthouse Partners director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... review the ongoing service to clients, Archibald was warned this action was insufficient and so proceeded to issue fee disclosure statements which indicated FFNS conduct had occurred. The 10-year ban prevents Archibald from providing any financial services ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Financial advisers are moving to automate many business processes, but investment automation remains limited as they look to maintain control over decision-making. The AdviceTech 2025 Turning Data Into Growth report, based on over 300 financial advice ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... entity of the Diversified Social Aspirations Fund in relation to its description of how the fund works in the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). The fund, which was available between 2015 and 2024, was established to meet client demand for a "socially ...

Super funds must improve reporting, audits: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... superannuation entities (RSEs) must do more to ensure asset valuations in financial reports are reliable and improve disclosure of sponsorship and advertising expenses. Those are two key outcomes of an ASIC review into the financial reporting and audit ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The UK and Australia have exchanged information on their respective approaches to financial markets, pension structures, and digital asset advancement at the inaugural UK-Australia Joint Financial Regulatory Forum. The virtual forum was chaired by director ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... misrepresentation if they were to omit 'protected genetic information' - a concept introduced by the legislation - as the duty of disclosure will not require it to be disclosed. As it stands, some Australians are forgoing potentially life saving genetic ...

La Trobe has two of three stop orders lifted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... are trained specifically on the principles of the DDO regime. We complement this with market-leading transparency and disclosure, ensuring investors are clear on what they're investing into." ASIC said it continues to have concerns around La Trobe's ...