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Banned SMSF auditor sentenced for falsifying reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Banned SMSF auditor Kirstian Convery has been sentenced to 60 hours of unpaid community work after pleading guilty to continuing to act as an auditor while disqualified and falsifying audit documents. Convery was convicted by the Melbourne Magistrates ...

Kaplan winds up pooled super trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Kaplan Funds Management has shuttered its $12.6 million Kaplan Pooled Superannuation Trust (PST) amid merger pressure from prudential regulator APRA. As trustee, Diversa Trustees told investors the move reflects the rising costs and compliance obligations ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), the super fund for public servants and the defence force, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northern Trust to advance digital investment infrastructure across institutional markets. The ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Property developer Bathla Group went into voluntary administration yesterday, raising fears that investors will pull back from private credit funds exposed to the sector. In response, MA Financial has introduced a temporary monthly redemption limit ...

FAAA welcomes 'widow's tax' changes in CGT, negative gearing reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... concerns raised in its June submission and acting swiftly to implement a solution. The FAAA also welcomed the broader application of the changes, which extend to other co-owners of property, including joint tenants and tenants in common who receive ownership ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has urged superannuation trustees to make good use of member data to better understand their needs as they move towards and through retirement. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said retirement is seen as an isolated ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... benefit from a guaranteed income stream, which can help improve overall retirement income sustainability. The automatic application of Age Pension+ distinguishes AGILE Super+ from AGILE, where the feature is elective. van der Veen and Foster also highlighted ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... Fiducian Financial Services. It is also steadily expanded its digital advice solutions, while additional staff and application of artificial intelligence (AI), including AI agents for meeting notes, were implemented to strengthen compliance activity. ...

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... FirstChoice members transferring into a new FirstChoice Wholesale Pension, with members automatically assessed and no application or additional paperwork required. Under the current published rate of 0.80%, a member transferring an eligible balance of ...