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Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026

The government has tabled the Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives today which seeks to prevent convicted child sexual abusers from hiding their assets in superannuation to avoid paying compensation to ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026

... Sequoia had planned to do." Sequoia is currently suing AFCA for a December 2025 determination relating to one of its representatives and advice provided regarding Shield, but did not announce how that will impact the new owner.

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

... for InterPrac, which may include continued operation under revised arrangements, the transition of authorised representatives to alternative licensing structures, or the potential sale of the InterPrac business or its shares," he said. "During the review ...

AFCA expands scam-related complaints, publication rules

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026

... protections ahead of the full implementation of the Scams Prevention Framework," AFCA said. Some changes to paid representatives took effect. Under new rule B.6.5(a), where a paid representative is not an AFCA member but is required by law or their licence ...

Interprac sues AFCA over Shield determination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

... case relates to the December 2025 determination issued by AFCA in relation to complaints made against one of its representatives and the advice they provided regarding the Shield Master Fund. The determination related to a client who was a member of ...

Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

... regulatory compliance. Most recently, he held the same position at Count for six years, supervising over 600 authorised representatives. Prior to that, Creswell was the head of compliance and professional standards for IOOF (now Insignia) for 16 years. ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026

... super fund and invest in the vehicles. As part of the review, ASIC is naming the businesses, websites, authorised representatives, financial advisers and licensees involved in lead generation, including those serving as referral partners or engaging ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026

... assets at the time of closure and delivered an annualised return of 7.62% p.a. over a nine-year period. "Our legal representatives have lodged a defence on behalf of Fiducian Investment Management Services Limited (FIMS) consistent with the NSW Supreme ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026

... Financial, for providing incompetent financial services, including inadequate supervision of its corporate authorised representatives (CARs). The cancellation took effect on February 11. ASIC found that the securities dealer had sustained "serious" breaches ...

ASIC imposes licence conditions on Cambridge Mercantile

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026

... to maintain adequate arrangements to manage conflicts of interest, including remuneration arrangements for its representatives, and that it failed to maintain adequate risk management systems and adequate human resources to carry out supervision, compliance ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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