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Super funds should prompt members on death benefits: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... need to mail it to the fund," SCA said. "Most binding nominations also lapse or expire after up to three years. While the law allows you to renew online, not all funds support online renewals. That means going through the whole paper process all over ...

Singapore investment firm to add 835 student beds in Perth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... services. It is also located near Edith Cowan University - a new campus of which is opening nearby in 2026 - and Curtin University Law School. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the student housing development will feature various amenities, including ...

Binance under microscope over loose controls

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... market presence, particularly as it scales. "All digital currency operators need to ensure they are complying with Australian law and limiting their exposure to crime." He added that AUSTRAC's National Risk Assessment 2024 highlighted the increasing ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... First Guardian, Shield Master Fund, and Australian Fiduciary," O'Halloran said. "There's a silly carve out in the anti-hawking law, which allow financial services to be sold, but not financial products. Our recommendations are just ensuring consistency ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
The latest findings from Investment Trends reveal that only half of financial advice practices report positive momentum when it comes to profitability. The 2025 Adviser Business Model Report shows that profitability in the sector continues to improve ...

CEDA calls for 'seamless economy' reforms as Roundtable begins

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... delivered an estimated $6 billion in annual benefits to the economy. The Productivity Commission estimates the Australian Consumer Law alone benefits the economy by $880 million a year. "Frictions that prevent firms from operating across Australia restrict ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in July, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 25,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate ...

Mercer Super sued over 'longstanding and systemic' failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... involved and already remediated. "We allege a pattern of longstanding and systemic failure by Mercer Super to comply with the law," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "These aren't just technical breaches. Allowing investigations into significant ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... between 2018 and 2023, NAB and ASFH failed to respond to 345 hardship applications within the 21-day deadline required by law. Handing down her decision Justice Neskovcin said impacts to customers may have been avoided if NAB had provided the affected ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... Income Covenant. "We are three years into the Retirement Income Covenant now. Three years since trustees have been obliged by law to assist members with their retirement," Constant said. "And while we are seeing some green shoots... it's clear there ...