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Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... course, the biggest focus now is on the platforms. If I'm one of them, what are the rules that I have in order to put products on the platform... and does there need to be a level of intervention for them..."

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... said. "So naturally, when there's a significant reduction in the number of people out there advising on life insurance products... [there is an] impact on the volume of new business and new clients entering the risk insurance pool. That's a bad outcome ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... locally listed assets. However, super funds are typically only allocating about 4.4% to these asset classes in MySuper products. On average, MySuper products with higher allocations to private equity and venture capital create an additional 54 basis ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... passionate about adviser productivity as we are. HUB24 is focused on investing in technology and delivering innovative products and solutions that help drive productivity and enhance the value of advice." In addition, Finura is collaborating with HUB24's ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... investment options on its Wrap platform. There are now about 44 fewer options in the updated list. MIML has reinstated products offered by Acadian, Baillie Gifford, Betashares, Milford, Lazard, Allan Gray, Global X, VanEck, Vanguard and Zurich Investments. ...

AustralianSuper's 'ambitious' advice goal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
AustralianSuper head of superannuation and investment products Dena Brockie said the $380 billion super fund is aiming to provide personalised guidance to all its members by 2035. Speaking at the ASFA Conference 2025, Brockie said the super fund is ...

FNZ raises fresh capital for growth plans

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... credit ratings and will enable it to drive sustainable growth by investing in its technology as well as in people and products. FNZ chief executive Blythe Masters said: "Over the past year we have created the conditions for FNZ's long-term success: putting ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... education is going to be the key to success in private credit," Schloeffel said. "It's looking at the underlying products that you're investing in; what are they using your money for? If it's a pooled fund, is it long duration assets, or ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... are important gatekeepers and form part of a critical line of defence against poor quality investments or unsuitable products. "Given the important role research houses play in rating funds and investments, the community is entitled to expect that their ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... their super in First Guardian or Shield. ASIC alleges Interprac did not have an adequate process for approving financial products to be placed onto its approved product list (APL), relying entirely on minimum ratings from external research as a basis ...