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Federal Court dismisses Freedom Insurance staff allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... laws between November 2017 and October 2018. ASIC alleged that they were involved in prioritising driving insurance sales rather than customer needs. ASIC also claimed that Cohen breached his directors' duties. The now-defunct Freedom Insurance made ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... vertical integration. This can emerge from financial advice groups putting clients into their own investment model portfolio rather than external products as the adviser receives a management fee, Deloitte said. ASIC's closer examination of managed accounts ...

ASX announces changes following independent review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... members would be appointed in their individual capacity, meaning they would be expected to act in the interests of the market rather than represent the views of the industry group or constituency they happen to be drawn from. Members of the new Advisory ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... wealth managers build portfolios through ETFs, the legal structure will fit even easier with the asset allocation framework, rather than a self-custody Bitcoin exposure. These are the clear advantages in regards to accessibility and convenience. "And ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... "blind spots" in their retirement communications. ASIC said trustees must focus on informing members about retirement, rather than prioritising product promotion and member retention, and develop retirement communications that are better tailored to ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... towards a positive change in recent years." "Every fund and service provider faces the same challenge. By working together rather than competitively, the sector has been creating a consistent and efficient approach that prevents resource wastage and ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... change signals a more strategic, long-term mindset, as families focus on safeguarding their capital for future generations rather than simply managing its day-to-day deployment. Intuitively, this makes sense as the family office market as we see it today ...

Alphinity takes global fund to UK, Europe

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... high-quality companies, trading at reasonable valuations at the right point in their earnings cycle, targeting earnings surprises rather than just growth. This enables us to tap into distinct and differentiated return drivers," he said. Alphinity's ...

Centuria Bass names new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... Nick are still very much part of the business, continuing as executive directors with a primary focus on strategic growth rather than day-to-day management."

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... Life Code Compliance Committee has also found that many insurers are currently using blanket mental health exclusions, rather than exploring alternative methods to manage risks.