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Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... advisers also acted more as "order-takers" and did not conduct a reasonable investigation and assessment of financial products. They also did not give priority to the interests of clients where there were conflicts of interest, including in relation ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... leading role in the process. ASIC's deep dive into the private credit sector revealed fund managers downplay risks of products and flout basic disclosure on the state of investments. ASIC's Report 820: Private credit surveillance: retail and wholesale ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... strengthen regulatory oversight across the sector, ASIC has recently updated its guidance to classify most digital asset products as financial products. The government has also commenced consultations with the industry to better legitimise digital assets ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Private credit fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state of their investments, ASIC's investigation reveals, fearing they have the potential to harm investors, the sector itself and the broader financial ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... longevity risk and give people the confidence to spend by providing a guaranteed income stream-a lifetime annuity. These products already exist, and it is becoming a busy space with fund managers such as Perennial offering a retirement "income model" ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... lending services, especially for the younger generation. "Product performance innovation considers how you can enhance the products and services that you offer your clients," the report added. "You may want to consider how you tackle the younger generation ...

BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... Australians," Ead said. It follows ASIC's updated guidance last week, which reclassified most digital assets as financial products, including stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenised securities, and digital asset wallets. While Bitcoin itself does ...

Betashares launches new global equity ETFs

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
Betashares will launch two new foundational ETF products investing in global equities. The Global Shares Ex US ETF (ASX: EXUS) will provide exposure to over 900 large and mid-cap companies across 22 developed markets, excluding Australia and the US. ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
ASIC has confirmed that it will start categorising some digital assets as financial products under updated guidance, while providing plenty of time for those that need to fulfill new requirements. Firms providing services related to digital assets that ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... previously allowed to provide advice to retail and wholesale clients regarding superannuation, securities, deposit and payment products, interests in managed investment schemes and life products, and to deal in those products. Rodwell failed to take ...