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Brighter Super to add 68k new members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... to continue to access risk only insurance benefits through superannuation, including death, disablement, and income protection." "Brighter Super has a strong track record in supporting insurance-only super structures and brings deep expertise to this ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Australian investors are urging authorities to come together to provide better protection and access to digital assets, as many are increasing their allocation to the sector, a new Binance survey found. The latest Binance Australia User Survey revealed ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
ASIC has culled more than 9240 pages of regulation since the start of the year and is calling for more ideas for regulatory simplification. A new report, aptly named Regulatory Simplification, seeks input on a range of initiatives aimed at making regulation ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... standard lines of "how well they treat everyone's information carefully using military-grade security and data protection". "This is an attempt to give some confidence to the public, yet we see data breach after data breach after data breach. They ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... may have. For Equip Super accumulation members and excluding Toyota plan members, premiums will decrease for income protection cover by 2.8%. Toyota employer plan members will have their premiums reduce for TPD and income protection, while automatic ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... identifying, researching and valuing companies listed on the ASX. Such companies must show attractive capital growth, downside protection, consistent income, lower volatility than the overall share market and tax effectiveness. Luu commented: "Our process ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... recorded on the banned and disqualified register. Under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth), ASIC may permanently ban a person from providing financial and credit services if they are convicted of ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Although it faces headwinds in part of Asia Pacific, the real estate private credit market is performing strongly, with the local market expected to almost double by 2028. According to The Rising Tide of Asia Pacific Real Estate Private Credit report ...

Allianz Retire+ streamlines business, trims workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... commitment to the Australian market and ensuring its structure remains aligned with the evolving retirement income and life protection markets," AA Life acting chief executive David Kane said in a statement. "AA Life remains patient and committed in ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... because it's easy to get around hawking financial products." SCA wants the ACCC to engage with ASIC, as the consumer protection regulator for super, on its work in relation to unsolicited selling and lead generation, pointing out that lead generators ...