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CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has ceased its partnership with digital advice technology provider Otivo less than two years after joining forces, opting instead to launch an in-house offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Regal Partners has delivered a full-year normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $160.5 million, up 65% from the year prior. In the year to 31 December 2025, Regal saw funds under management (FUM) increase 16% to $20.9 billion, supported by strong ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
David Valvo, the former financial adviser, amateur comedian and celebrity impersonator who was convicted on fraud charges last year, has been permanently banned by ASIC. Valvo was convicted last year of engaging in dishonest conduct after he stole $110,000 ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Safe-haven assets are being favoured by investors with gold prices skyrocketing off the back of US President Donald Trump's rhetoric around Greenland. Global X ETFs said it has seen average weekly flows into its suite of gold ETFs increase in 2026 as ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will limit high debt-to-income (DTI) home lending in a move to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system, APRA chair John Lonsdale said. From 1 February ...

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New advertisements see members lying back on hammocks carried by red balloons as they float across the Queensland landscape. Brighter Super's new campaign is being rolled out across TV, radio, outdoor, YouTube and social media and was created in ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Acenda has launched a new insurance benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase ...

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
The National Minimum Wage and all modern award minimum wage rates will increase by 3.5% on July 1. The minimum wage is currently $24.10 an hour and, following the Fair Work Commission's decision today, will rise to $24.95 an hour. This equates to a ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told Financial Standard the regulator has super funds in its sights for more than just claims handling delays. "The main focus is on member services more generally, this is a multi-year phased project" Constant ...

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Entireti and licensed digital advice platform Otivo have partnered up to build a scalable, low-cost solution to "meet the needs of consumers across the advice continuum." The partnership will see Entireti and Otivo combine their IP and resources to ...