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AustralianSuper's 'ambitious' advice goal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Members will want income to be predictable, behave like a salary, stable, inflation, aware and automated, with longevity protection." Brockie predicted that super funds will be expected to provide holistic wellbeing ecosystems going forward. "Funds will ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... portfolio. "Our portfolio is incredibly resilient. We employ active managers, not for upside performance, but for downside protection. I think for the investment team, we continue to carve out extraordinary opportunities in the US," he said.

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... regulated entities with meeting their legal obligations and ultimately supports ASIC's market integrity and consumer protection objectives." In releasing RG 282, ASIC consulted with several industry stakeholders. They expressed support for a consolidated ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds have been a standout driver of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) hiring, according to a report by Kaizen Recruitment. The latest salary guide by the recruitment firm found pockets of resilience and emerging opportunities in ...

TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... deliver innovative health services at scale. Under the partnership, eligible superannuation fund members on income protection or total and permanent disability (TPD) claims will be able to participate in a 20-week peer recovery pilot program. The program ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... across technical competence (five hours); client care and practice (five hours); regulatory compliance and consumer protection (five hours); professionalism and ethics (nine hours); and tax (financial) advice (five hours where the financial adviser is ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Nearly two thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... surveillance work to highlight the need for key legislative reforms for managed investment schemes - to strengthen investor protection, address data gap." ASIC will also look at the role superannuation funds play in private markets. In the report, the ...

APRA to rejig non-traditional service providers framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... key themes: preparedness for risk events; know your customer and market impacting critical operations; resilience; protection of the entity and community; and managing service provider risks. Nearly four months post-implementation, APRA said it "recognises ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
ASIC has confirmed that it will start categorising some digital assets as financial products under updated guidance, while providing plenty of time for those that need to fulfill new requirements. Firms providing services related to digital assets that ...