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Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Management head of Australian investments Jonathan Shead said. "Australia is a gold standard, poised to build one of the best retirement systems in the world. We believe as an industry, have both the opportunity and the responsibility in standardising ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... onboarding process. An accountable person must also attest all reasonable steps are taken to ensure the options are in members' best financial interests. "APRA will continue to coordinate closely with ASIC to address investment governance weaknesses ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... size. "This was my main motivation to establish CapBack - to allow self-licensed advisers the time to focus on what they do best, providing financial advice to their clients; and giving them a viable alternative to help manage everything else". He added ...

Fidante shutters Ox Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Capital's Responsible Entity, subsequently said it considered various options but ultimately determined that it is in the best interests of unitholders to terminate the fund manager's two funds. Fidante launched Ox Capital in 2021, taking the ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... interest is an important factor in our ongoing exploration of this option." "As your super fund, our job is to act in your best financial interests, which means thoroughly assessing any new asset class before deciding whether to include it." It said ...

Another former Venture Egg adviser slapped with four-year ban

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Financial in the following year. Interprac is being sued by ASIC over its failures to ensure representatives acted in clients' best interests, while Venture Egg has been ordered by the Federal Court to be wound up on "just and equitable grounds" on March ...

Morningstar names most compelling funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
In its inaugural Best of Breed - Australia and New Zealand report, Morningstar has named which active funds provide Australian investors with the best long-term potential. The report selected six equity strategies, five Australian and one from New Zealand ...

Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Super reflects a valued shared commitment from across parliament to ensure the super system continues to work in Australians' best financial interests. "Super is one of Australia's shining economic and social policy achievements, and it's crucial that ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... the adviser is said to have breached were s961B(1), s961G, s947D, and s921E(3). This means the adviser did not act in the best interest of the client, failed to ensure that advice was appropriate to the client, failed to identify and disclose in the ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... expertise with customer-focused technology and systems so AFCA is ready for its next phase of growth and can deliver the best possible service." AFCA's external dispute resolution service will be a key component of the government's Scams Prevention ...