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Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The government has opened consultation to combat financial abuse in families perpetrated through coerced directorships. The consultation paper by the Treasury noted that financial abusers can exploit loopholes in tax and corporate systems, weaponising ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... management in the new year," she said. Across the board, institutional investors said high valuations (45%) of tech stocks are a major issue. Some 38% cited volatility as a key risk and 32% worry about the concentration risk of the Magnificent 7. "Even ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... together exceptional capability and vision and comes at an exciting time for MLC Super, following the completion of the first major milestone of our transition of a range of administration and technology functions to SS&C in July, and the relaunch of ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... critical to support the delivery of better retirement outcomes for members," the report said. The regulators said one of the major challenges for funds was on data collection, saying there was a large amount of necessary information missing. "Insufficient ...

Diverged focus for HNWs presents adviser opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... tariffs - higher than the COVID peak (7.2). Despite this, investors remained disciplined, with two-thirds of HNWs making no major adjustments - sending substantial portfolio changes to a decade low, it said. LGT Wealth Management Australia chief executive ...

Advisers want to boost client book by 36%: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
While financial advisers have marginally increased the number of clients on their books to 112 on average, they aspire to serve 36% more, a new Colonial First State (CFS) survey finds. Advisers on average have increased the number of clients served ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
Although financial advice is not part of the group that will fall under the upcoming anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) reform, an expert told the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress advisers may be caught ...

Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... (FAAA) Congress in Perth this week, Greg B. Davies, the head of behavioural finance at Oxford Risk, said reluctance is a major factor behind people's decisions to remain idle in cash. "All around the world we see people sit on cash. The portion of ...

APRA stress tests for potential ASX failure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
APRA is undertaking its first exploratory system risk stress test for superannuation funds and major banks, it revealed in its inaugural System Risk Outlook report. The prudential regulator said the new system risk stress test would be completed in ...

HNW investors prioritise trust and human connection: Praemium

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... and integrate wealth strategies across family members (34%). Findings showed 70% of participants sought advice due to a major life event like retirement, family changes or planning for intergenerational wealth transfers. To continue momentum around high ...