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TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
TAL has introduced a new total and permanent disability (TPD) support option to its flagship retail product and implemented additional support for self-employed customers around income protection. The integrations follow TAL's partnership with SANE ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
ASIC has made changes to the regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders, with the changes informed by its surveillance of private markets. The updated Regulatory Guide 181 AFS Licensing ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Financial Minister Katy Gallagher handing down the Budget update tomorrow, Chalmers has flagged some expected changes. Chalmers said the Budget update will be about "delivery, responsibility and restraint". "We will ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... our investment in the company by 50% to reflect uncertainty over the outlook for the business," WAM said in an investor update. In November, CTD said auditor Deloitte found "potential material adjustments" related to the European region and to revenue ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... the introduction of Superannuation Carer Credits for periods of unpaid caring work. The super fund agrees with the LISTO update, and recommended development of a framework between the government and super funds to uplift data integrity to support efficiencies ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... omnibus account structures for those that are classified as financial products. These updates were flagged in the latest update of Information Sheet 225 (INFO 225) in October. The ASIC Corporations (Stablecoin and Wrapped Token Relief) Instrument 2025/867 ...

Datt Capital opens small cap fund to retail investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Datt Capital has expanded access to its high conviction small cap strategy, launching the Datt Capital Small Companies Fund Class B, a retail friendly version of its previously wholesale-only fund. The original Small Companies Fund, launched in 2023 ...

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... whether an investment fee is a liability or competitive advantage, subtracting from or adding to the overall rating. The new update will determine the medalist ratings by a simple combination of fundamental pillar ratings which are people, process and ...

ASIC strengthens codes of conduct guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
ASIC has refreshed its regulatory guidance on codes of conduct for the financial services sector, saying that they have an important role in how financial products and services are regulated. ASIC has updated Regulatory Guide 183 Codes of conduct for ...

More than 2000 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... published a step-by-step guide to reviewing the data set published by the regulator and provides information on how to update incomplete or inaccurate data. It also provides guidance on submitting a maintain (update) transaction via ASIC Connect. ASIC ...