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Adamantem Capital completes Mason Stevens acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... growth. "Against a backdrop of rapid growth in the wealth management sector, we provide unique solutions that offer financial advisers the ability to think differently about how they grow wealth for their clients," Yule said. "We look forward to working ...

Qantas Super, ART merger official

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... bittersweet moment for the Qantas Super team, I am super confident that merging Qantas Super into ART is in the best financial interests of our members," Clancy said on LinkedIn. Qantas Super announced it was exploring merger options in September 2023 ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... and engagement with beneficiaries was often "ineffective and insensitive," reinforcing concerns previously raised by Financial Standard, including a case where Rest was accused of showing "zero compassion" to a family struggling to facilitate an insurance ...

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
A Queensland financial adviser has been banned by ASIC for failing to act in the best interests of his clients and failing to prioritise their interests. Grant Thomson is banned from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on ...

Pearler Super launches, new FHSSS product imminent

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... take control of your investment fees." The scheme allows members to contribute up to a maximum of $15,000 in any one financial year and up to a maximum of $50,000 across all years into their super fund to build a deposit when buying their first home. ...

WT Financial enters JV with Merchant Wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
WT Financial Group has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Merchant Wealth Partners to invest in Australian financial advice practices. The newly established entity - WTL & MWP Investco (Investco) - intends to provide strategic growth capital to high-potential ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... unprecedented step of reassessing the compliance of ASX Clear Pty Limited and ASX Settlement Pty Ltd with the RBA's Financial Stability Standards outside the usual annual assessment cycle. The RBA has downgraded its assessment of these entities' compliance ...

Guy Debelle to chair Funds SA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... Funds SA board following nine years, the last seven of those serving as chair. "Funds SA is a substantial and respected financial institution, and plays a crucial role in growing and protecting the investments of South Australian superannuation members ...

Jones clarifies scope of new class of adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Minister for financial services Stephen Jones has ruled out talk that the new class of adviser could provide holistic personal retirement advice and acknowledged the need to reform the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) during a post-budget briefing ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... "super funds should do more" to engage them in making decisions about their coverage. "It's clearly in members' best financial interests to be prompted to genuinely consider whether they want or need insurance and, if so, the type and level of cover," ...