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Super performance test, DBFO reforms coming: Government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... highly contested and then to never be revisited. So that's one element..." Mulino said the other element is changing consumer behaviours and expectations. "Consumer behaviour is changing so quickly you need to set up regulation that is able to be ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... be integrated in core business processes as 47% of firms indicated they invest in AI for strategic, operational, and consumer improvement purposes. However, implementation is still in its infancy with 78% of firms allocating less than 10% of their tech ...

Evidentia acquires practice management firm

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Managed accounts firm Evidentia Group will acquire practice management advisory firm Encore Advisory Group. The partnership will deepen Evidentia's business consulting capabilities, it said. Encore has over 20 years of experience in supporting financial ...

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... assists regulated entities with meeting their legal obligations and ultimately supports ASIC's market integrity and consumer protection objectives." In releasing RG 282, ASIC consulted with several industry stakeholders. They expressed support for ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... including updates to SPS 530 on investment governance and ongoing enforcement around privacy and third-party risk, DDO, and consumer protections, will drive demand for specialised compliance roles focused on transparency, disclosure, and member-centric ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... minimum hours across technical competence (five hours); client care and practice (five hours); regulatory compliance and consumer protection (five hours); professionalism and ethics (nine hours); and tax (financial) advice (five hours where the financial ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
HESTA has paid $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC for misleading statements. ASIC alleged the $100 billion super fund made misleading statements in paid advertisements about its commitment to removing carbon emissions investments. ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Prime Super paid a penalty of $18,780 after it claimed it "excluded entirely" manufacturers of tobacco products when it had indirect holdings in six companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... based on a targeted, risk-based sample of advice files. Burgess criticised the "subjective nature of assessing whether a consumer is, or will be, worse off as a result of the advice provided, particularly when evaluating long-term retirement outcomes." ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... that during this period of rapid growth in the sector robust minimum standards are necessary to maintain regulator and consumer confidence in the industry." The FSC said it will continue to engage with ASIC during this process to promote robust governance ...