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ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
La Trobe Financial has been told by ASIC to stop offering its 12 Month Term Account and 2 Year Account products offered under the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund, as well as its US Private Credit Fund. The regulator said it is concerned that the target ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC has granted class relief for intermediaries engaging in the secondary distribution of a stablecoin issued by a licensed issuer. Unlike commonly known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, a stablecoin, where some are considered a financial product under ...

UniSuper appoints chief advice officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
UniSuper has named a chief advice officer, promoting from within the fund. Current head of financial advice and education Andrew Gregory was appointed to the new role and will commence on October 1. As chief advice officer, Gregory will continue to ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ANZ has copped a whopping $240 million fine for bank-wide "unconscionable conduct" that includes admitting it was guilty of misleading the government over the $14 billion bond scandal. The misconduct relates to five separate matters spanning the retail ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
As the old saying goes, 'you've got to spend money to make money.' And, as equity markets continue their strong run and global uncertainty calms, geared strategies have been making a comeback. But for those thinking a geared strategy is a good way to ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Investors turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for investment advice is rising, according to new survey from Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ). CA ANZ survey of 1000 Australian retail investors with more than $10,000 invested in the stock market ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
A bill that would allow couples to split their collective superannuation balances evenly between them to improve the gender super gap was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 ...

ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
ASIC is persevering in its crusade against Block Earner with the Federal Court granting a special leave to appeal an April decision that found that an AFSL was not necessary to offer a fixed-yield digital asset-related product. ASIC said its appeal ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Equity Trustees (EQT) vows to defend itself against ASIC's lawsuit alleging it failed superannuation trustee duties over the collapse of the Shield Master Fund, as details emerge of how one of its analysts red flagged the product but was allegedly ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...