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Retirement fears persist despite rising preparedness: CFS

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... Australians who receive financial advice said they felt prepared for retirement, compared with just 45% of those without an adviser. Power noted reducing barriers to advice would be critical to helping more Australians retire with confidence.

We don't always vote in complainants' favour: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... failed to close on an agreed basis, he said, the case manager will provide a preliminary assessment to the related firm or adviser, which will trigger an intermittent termination should they reject AFCA's recommendation.

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... SMSF investors are eligible because they are a retail client who has paid for financial advice from a licensed financial adviser to invest in a regulated retail financial product, and as a result have fallen victim to poor advice and/or product failure." ...

Natixis IM country head exits to lead Evidentia Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Investment Solutions were integrated into a larger managed accounts platform focused on governance, risk management and adviser solutions. Smith said it had been "particularly rewarding" to see the two businesses come together under Wright's leadership ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... to be utilised during pre-vet and when dealing with lead generators, if any, as well, he added. "You can't let your adviser choose the files that are going to be audited. You [the licensee] must choose. You got to have structure in this process," ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Marex Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
APRA hit Equity Trustees' subsidiary and the trustee for the HUB24 Super Fund, HTFS Nominees, with additional licence conditions. The new licence conditions centre on HTFS Nominees' weak, ill-defined and inconsistent investment option selection ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
An industry expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups. My Dealer Services (MDS) managing director Alex ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) will extend its mandate with SS&C Technologies to provide its fund administration and unit registry services for its new range of Australian active funds, with around $1 billion in assets under management. The funds ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... short-term capital event. "Infocus has built something genuinely differentiated. It is a founder-led business with deep adviser relationships, award winning technology and a three-decade track record of backing independent advice," Whittingham said. ...