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Managed portfolios now the default: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... portfolios. AMP general manager of managed portfolios and investments David Hutchison said: "The question is no longer whether managed portfolios will dominate the advice landscape - but how quickly innovation will reshape their form and function, delivering ...

RBA delivers 'hawkish hold'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... read, despite previously saying it pays it less attention than the quarterly read. Bassanese added that it was unclear whether the hawkish tone was a justification for keeping rates on hold, or a sign of further holds down the line. "Either way, critical ...

3500 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... includes when the relevant provider passed the exam, which qualifications go towards them having met the standards, and whether the licensee has notified ASIC about an intention to rely on the experience pathway. It also urged licensees to take caution ...

Super funds must improve reporting, audits: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... because RSEs are taking "a narrow, quantitative approach to materiality". "Superannuation trustees should carefully consider whether sponsorship and advertising expenses may be qualitatively material to members, even when the amounts are not quantitatively ...

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

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... would still allow insurers to access information about a disease that an individual has been diagnosed with, regardless of whether the information is based on genetic test results. Those applying for life insurance would not be considered to have made ...

Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... funds was not recognised and accounted for in the FY25 accounts. IAM said it will work with its auditors to establish whether the FY25 accounts need to be restated. "The company has focused on resolving this issue quickly as part of its ongoing commitment ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... CareSuper has also rolled out wider use of MFA, and smaller funds like Australian Food Super also adopted it. Touching on whether regulators should attempt to unify legislation in cybersecurity for all financial institutions, Northern Trust head of Australia ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... stake in Metrics... you would hope that the NPS did a lot of due diligence in terms of understanding the framework and whether that was consistent with best practice." He added that there's been several enhancements in the time Zenith has been covering ...

Supply and demand dynamics shift PE secondaries landscape: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... supplanted by a different picture. "Prolonged GP stewardship of assets is becoming normalised rather than exceptional, whether in continuation vehicles (secondaries) or evergreen-type funds." Morrison said institutional investors with well-rounded private ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... think we're all familiar with land tax, which is also a taxation system that is based on unrealised capital gains. "Whether or not that means you need to pay the tax at the time, or whether there should be some reform done to that bill that would ...