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UBS shutters international shares fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... International Share Fund, noting the fund is not at an "optimal size" to continue. The fund is to be terminated on or around October 21. "After analysis of market conditions and investment trends, UBS believes that closing the fund is in the best interest ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... million. Anthony Joseph Del Vecchio served as a financial adviser for Freedom Finance Australia from November 2016 to October 2023. He was the authorised representative of Financial Services Partners from 12 December 2018 to 13 November 2020, and Wealth ...

ASIC to release IDR and reportable situations data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... resolution (EDR) data by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). ASIC is set to publish the RS dashboard in October, in line with legislative requirements, with the IDR dashboard to be published later this year.

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... services licence. The government is welcoming industry feedback on the proposal. The consultation will remain open until October 24. The chairs noted that "additional conversations" will take place between UK and Australian officials, including discussions ...

Equip Super appoints chief risk officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
Equip Super has promoted Michelle Cheong to chief risk officer, effective October 6. Cheong brings nearly two decades of experience in the superannuation and financial services industry. Starting her career at Ernst & Young, Cheong moved into senior ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... life-saving genetic testing without worrying it will affect their life insurance." The consultation closes on Sunday, October 12.

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... on the exposure draft will be used to develop the final bill, the government said. Submissions will remain open until October 24. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the framework is still in its infancy, reiterating ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... week. But a cut in November - on Melbourne Cup day - is still a firm favourite assuming the September quarter CPI in late October confirms that annual trimmed mean inflation has edged down from 2.7% to at least 2.6% or a bit less. Today's numbers still ...

GIM director slapped with travel restraints

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... investors show they paid large sums, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars each, to company bank accounts between October 2024 and January 2025, including one account with the Commonwealth Bank," the article read. "However, they say they were notified ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... operating officer, a role that Rodney Greenhalgh will take on in an interim capacity. She will take over the top job on October 1. Vincent first joined ART two years ago as chief retirement officer. "Kathy brings enormous experience and commitment to ...