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APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... unless an independent expert confirms adequate due diligence and an accountable person certifies the option is in members' best financial interests. Equity Trustees is working through its own additional licence conditions slapped by APRA last December ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... operating model, knowing what should sit inside the business and knowing what should be supported externally," Euvrard said. "The best practices will not be the ones who do the most internally, they will be the ones who design the most intelligent operating ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... a relationship without conversation. The first one you generally don't have a whole lot of choice in, so you make the best of it. But when a new relationship is going, it's got to be pretty intentional." Having those conversations mean companies ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... global head Nick Wright said. "SS&C has invested significant time and resources in expanding our local team and offerings to best serve fund managers in the region. We are honoured RLAM has entrusted us with supporting their new range of Australian funds ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... recommending to the client that they make some change to their existing portfolio, or to pursue a new opportunity that is in their best interests," the FAAA said.

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... expenditure to hold RSE licensees accountable for improving practices, reducing spending that is deemed not in members' best financial interests and promoting the financial interests of their members." APRA's work will also cover retirement outcomes. ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Chalmers' proposed overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount announced on Budget night, Inwood said that is perhaps "the best thing" the government can do for financial advice businesses. "Every rich person in Australia and now every person ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... retail money in them, he adds. "That is at least an amber flag for us. Because we don't think that's in our members best financial interest," Weaver says. Cunningham also notes Cbus will not sit in a vehicle that has retail investors in it. Lockhart ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... strengthen consumer protections." O'Brien added Equity Trustees is assisting the liquidators of First Guardian to achieve the best possible returns for members. "ETSL also fully understands the deeply distressing circumstances for those affected ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... "Finding new ways to apply both automation and AI to support AustralianSuper's purpose of having members achieve their best financial position in retirement is an opportunity I am really looking forward to. "Whether it's through supporting personalised ...