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Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...

MSC awarded dual mandate from newly established litigation funder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
MSC Trustees and MSC Abacus, both part of MSC Group, have been appointed as the trustee and administrator for a newly established third-party litigation funder, Ninety Mile Capital. Ninety Mile Capital is based in Melbourne and was founded by chief ...

LGT Crestone unveils rebrand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
LGT Crestone has rebranded to LGT Wealth Management Australia. This firm said the move marks its ambition to lead the nation's private wealth sector and cement its alignment with LGT's global reputation. LGT said for clients, the rebrand reinforces ...

ASIC sets sights on 140 advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee this morning that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching misconduct relating or similar to Shield and First Guardian. "We had ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
While financial services organisations may be comfortable with taking risks, certainly when it comes to investing, there are other types of risks they're not so familiar with. It may be 2025, but we continue to consistently see examples of organisations ...

Supply and demand dynamics shift PE secondaries landscape: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Private equity secondaries transactions are ramping up, as investors are consciously seeking external fund managers for their expertise in navigating changing conditions. bfinance's Sector in Brief: Private Equity Secondaries report noted that both ...

Zenith names portfolio solutions lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a lead for portfolio solutions, replacing the incumbent who spent six years in the role. Andrew Yap has been promoted to head of portfolio solutions after serving in the deputy seat of this position for three ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has found many insurers are still using blanket mental health exclusions despite being required to assess customers' individual circumstances. Releasing its report on life insurers' compliance ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has partnered with MiQ Private Wealth to provide succession solutions for its retiring partners, while funding the group's future expansion plans. Established in 2015, the Queensland-based MiQ has over 50 employees ...