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Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... recurring areas of concern. These included advice, quality and suitability, disclosure and transparency, distribution practices and unregulated channels. "Although no systemic determinations were made this quarter, these themes remain central to preventing ...

ASX announces changes following independent review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... independent review panel to consider how ASX should develop and maintain appropriate corporate governance principles and practices for the Australian listed market. Led by corporate governance expert Quentin Digby, the review panel unanimously recommended ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... platform, MLC Expand, is rolling out a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) automation tools that it says could save advice practices hundreds of hours per month. Over the coming months, MLC Expand is launching automation features to populate a range ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... important bank" APRA expects Westpac to hold itself to the requisite standard of prudent risk management and governance practices. "Completion of this risk transformation program is a vital step in ensuring these expectations are consistently met. Our ...

Integro appoints head of advice and growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... target strategic partnerships with boutique financial advice firms, insurance brokers, lending specialists and accounting practices, which will help create joint ventures and referral pathways that deliver scale and strengthen client outcomes. "With ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
ASIC has slammed superannuation trustees for poor retirement communications practices, finding that many funds are missing opportunities to engage with members throughout retirement and provide more meaningful support. ASIC's review, Report 818 From ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Responsible entities (REs) of managed funds lack robust risk management practices when it comes to the cyber and security risks relating to services they offshore, according to ASIC. A review of 30 REs found that more than half or 17 rely on offshore ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... advisers, and medical professionals, CALI said. CALI may also look at contemporary medical evidence and return-to-work practices to see if the new approach could provide clarity or support in other similar claim scenarios or circumstances to align disability ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... 10 financial advice licensees with more than 300 representatives using OSPs over the last two years found that local practices depend on their overseas representative to ensure risks are managed appropriately. This puts advice firms' data and technology ...

HUB24 launches new client reporting solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... systems, using interactive visuals and client-specific data insights. Other features include the ability for advice practices to add market commentary, tailor templates, use their preferred wording for asset classes and categories, and customise reports ...