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Padua Solutions buys up data provider

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Padua Solutions is strengthening its data capabilities with the acquisition of Wealth Data following a successful capital raise, which closed at $2 million over its target. Wealth Data provides insights on advisers, superannuation funds, and self-managed ...

Ascalon continues to build its team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital has added two executives to its growing team as it expands its partnership-driven consulting and adviser-aligned investment solutions. Berit Deagan joins as head of business development and John Burton as head of business solutions. ...

Adviser receives permanent ban over 'dishonest' conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
ASIC has permanently banned financial adviser Barry David King of Melbourne following several years of misusing client funds and falsifying documents. King was found to have engaged in serious misconduct, including concealing information from clients ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... Australia, and that our best response would be to continue to remove existing tariffs. The government has already taken action to remove 457 nuisance tariffs, and the TAR identified a further 315 "urgent priority" tariffs which impose a high compliance ...

AMP actions impacted 'hundreds of thousands' of customers: Shine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
Shine Lawyers filed a class action against AMP this week alleging AMP Superannuation has slugged investors with excessive insurance fees. Shine Lawyers confirmed the class action has been filed in the Federal Court of Victoria on behalf of hundreds ...

CSLR releases revised levy estimate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... Treasury report into the CSLR and the government's response. The problems will rapidly get substantially worse if urgent action is not taken, putting the ongoing existence of the scheme at risk." Abood said the small reduction of $2.8 million in the ...

AMP hit with multiple court filings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
AMP has been served two separate legal proceedings; one a fresh class action and the other from Dexus Funds Management. The class action - which has been lodged in the Federal Court of Victoria - has been filed against N.M. Superannuation Proprietary ...

ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... prevent these products continuing to be offered in the market, where that's available to us and that's protective action to prevent consumer harm," she said.

Banned director sentenced for running financial services firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... judgment demonstrates such brazen and intentional disregard of the law will be strongly punished. ASIC will continue to take action to ensure court orders are complied with," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said.

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... encouraged to review their practices considering the better practice examples and observations below holistically and take action to address any deficiencies," APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said. "Where APRA identifies practices which fall short of ...