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Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF)/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register (FAR), latest data shows. Padua WealthData's weekly adviser update shows ...

Perpetual acquires majority stake in Interfi

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
Perpetual has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in loan servicing technology provider Interfi Systems. Perpetual said the acquisition will strengthen the digital capabilities of its Corporate Trust business while continuing to reduce debt. The ASX-listed ...

Family office succession takes back seat to investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
While family offices have investment strategies down pat, the state of their succession plans paint another story, which reports suggest could undermine a seamless transfer of a vast amount of wealth. On the plus side, most family offices have a robust ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app is Australia's first licensed advice platform on mobile and operates under Otivo's Australian financial services licence ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Older Australians between the ages of 55 to 75 accounted for half of the internal complaints made to super funds in 2025, according to ASIC's Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard. Out of the 221,623 complaints super funds received from individuals ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
The government has opened consultation on a review of corporate whistleblowing laws in Australia to ensure they are working to effectively protect whistleblowers. The consultation also considers financial incentives for whistleblowers. Currently the ...

Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... the cost of financial misconduct to the nation's lowest-wage earners instead of holding the people responsible to account," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. The submission comes as the CSLR faces mounting pressures from growing numbers of ...

J.P. Morgan AM awarded fresh portfolio structuring mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... cost efficiency for Findex Group. Findex currently manages approximately $8.5 billion under its managed discretionary account (MDA) platform - carried out by Specialised Private Capital - and has appointed JPMAM as implementation manager for a tactical ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... ability to sustain its current enforcement program could be undermined by the declining balance of its Enforcement Special Account (ESA), which funds significant litigation matters. "Absent replenishment, this will impede ASIC's ability to maintain its ...