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Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... advice fee deducted is always reasonable and proportionate, and that the oversights are universally high to ensure that is the case," she said. The analysis also found SMSFs with balances of $100,000 or less delivered average annual investment returns ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... for patterns or irregularities, including those designed to bypass controls. Contant gave the example of one "disturbing" case where a trustee failed to take further action for 13 months after becoming aware of suspicious activity from a representative ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... responsibilities under law, including in relation to the management of conflicts, very seriously." ASIC alleges this was not the case and funds were transferred without basic safeguards, including proper security, valuations, oversight or management ...

ASX to focus on pattern of problematic behaviour in listed entities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
ASX has told listed companies it intends to focus on repeated conduct to ramp up a company's share price through inappropriate use of the market announcements platform. In its Listed Entity Supervision Report 2026, ASX noted over the last 18 to 24 months ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... trade-off. We do not expect today's rise in trimmed mean inflation to be enough to force another hike in August 2026, but the case for easing has become harder to make. "GDP growth is weakening, unemployment has risen to 4.5%, households are running ...

Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... to mislead the public remains intact, the Court upheld the finding that the term was not, in law, unfair. "In the present case the pre-existing condition terms had a purpose consistent with the protection of the respondent's [HCF Life] legitimate interest ...

RBA on hold, rate cuts expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... essentially suggests that the extent of the slowing in growth is largely as the RBA had been expecting. "Our own central case is that growth is already weaker than the RBA is assessing, and that this will keep the RBA from hiking further."

Super sector to accelerate critical mineral investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... ambitions and supply-side development without taking into account the nuts and bolts that capital needs to build an investment case - in this case, to support the investment of working Australians' hard-earned retirement savings," ASFA chief executive ...

ASIC secures record $300m penalty over 'egregious' CFD misconduct

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... against Maxi EFX Global AU, which traded as EuropeFX and $29.4 million against BrightAU Capital, trading as TradeFred. The case centred on systemic unconscionable conduct between 2018 and 2020 that resulted in customers of EuropeFX and TradeFred losing ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
A diversified approach for a changing tax landscape The retirement savings confidence gap between 'advised' and 'unadvised' Australians is set to widen following the Federal Budget handed down in May. The Budget announcement introduced ...
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