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ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... transitional support ahead of the reform, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the regulator has granted a sector-wide no-action position until 30 June 2026. The no-action position was informed by feedback from the earlier submissions in February to ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... However, ASIC said that his conduct was the result of carelessness and inadvertence rather than a deliberate course of action to conceal or disregard the FFNS conduct. In response, Rodwell said in a statement that Crown Group "spent hundreds of thousand ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... creative campaign, highlighting support for members over 50, "tapping into nostalgia and confidence to inspire members to take action towards a secure retirement". The initiative is part of a phased rollout, with ongoing improvements, enhancements to ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... desired age. With the right planning, longer lives can be a positive reality, but it requires a new mindset and earlier action to ensure financial security," he said. The savings gap comes from comparing how long people expected their retirement savings ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... protection and prevent multiple accounts with duplicate fees. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said: "We also need to see action to protect Australians from losing money to duplicate accounts with multiple fees by proceeding with proposed safeguards ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

... number of the allegations made against him, including that he loaned investor funds to family members. Prior to ASIC taking action, all Mayfair 101 clients were paid principal and interest on time and in full, he said, with no complaints made by any ...

Apostle partners with Qtron Investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025

Apostle Funds Management (Apostle) has partnered with US-based quantitative investment manager Qtron Investments (Qtron) to provide Australian wholesale and institutional investors access to its global equity strategies. The partnership marks the first ...

Federated Hermes to acquire majority interest in FCP

ANGELIQUE MINAS | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025

Federated Hermes has agreed to acquire an 80% interest in Federal Capital Partners Fund Manager (FCP). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, and will be the second private markets acquisition made by Federated Hermes since ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025

... processes and the right arrangements so that the responsibilities to these members are met, then we don't need to bring an action," she warns. What ASIC is effectively saying is there is a "disconnect between what's happening in the boardroom and in ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... individuals that we are in the process of looking at," Court said at the time. "Twenty of those have already had court action, 50 of them are current investigations, and 70 more we have got on the list."

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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