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Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... client complaints about the advice they'd received, using a templated response which didn't actually consider whether the advice was appropriate, and then failed to impose meaningful consequences in response to compliance issues, like repeated ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... agreements. Vision Super did not respond to requests for comment for this article. The two super funds did not confirm whether the move was sparked by the events of 7 October 2023 that has led to the deaths of about 67,000, according to media reports ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... review was based on a targeted, risk-based sample of advice files. Burgess criticised the "subjective nature of assessing whether a consumer is, or will be, worse off as a result of the advice provided, particularly when evaluating long-term retirement ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... loans. "Many funds provided limited information on valuation procedures and methodologies that would help investors assess whether the fund had reliable controls to mitigate the risk of inaccurate valuations," ASIC said. Other funds' valuations were ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... years ago because they thought that retirement would just sort itself out," says Beimers. "Their mindset is all around whether they have enough money, how does it all work, so at the outset we aim to make it all a lot simpler and unpack their concerns." ...

BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... under the updated guidance of Information Sheet 225. ASIC is reminding entities and their advisers to rigorously assess whether their digital asset products fall within the definition of financial products, and, if so, to obtain an Australian financial ...

ASIC confirms investigation into a Clime fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... the fund with respect to its compliance with the target market determination (TMD) and product disclosure statement, and whether it has breached the law in relation to its investments. "Clime Asset Management Pty Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... advisers need to consider all the rights and benefits, and arrangements in connection to the digital asset to determine whether it is a financial product. It also highlighted that those that are operating without a valid licence should prepare to "substantiate ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... metrics when operating in contingency modes. "Your checks need to go beyond checking documents to properly validating whether tolerance levels, mapping, and testing, truly capture real points of failure across first, second, third, and further, parti ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... experiencing a mismatch between life expectancy and savings. The research found 36% of pre-retirees feel most uncertain about whether they will have enough money to last throughout retirement. "This is especially true for pre-retirees, who are concerned ...