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Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino has said the government is not currently looking at reforming the tax treatment of family trusts. Appearing on Sky News this morning to discuss this week's changes to Division 296, Mulino was asked whether ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... upload CSA was piloted over recent months by several licensees, including Shadforth Financial Group, Bridges Financial Services, and Rhombus Advisory. We worked closely with these practices to test, learn, and refine the functionality. Shadforth Financial ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... there are a lot of moving parts would be an understatement. The consumer Currently, anti-hawking laws allow financial services to be sold, but not financial products. Another loophole was the fact that consumers were contacted after freely providing ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... the now-defunct Linchpin Capital, effective October 7. The cancellation comes after CPG ceased to carry on a financial services business and failed to pay industry funding levies, which were outstanding for over 12 months. CPG held the AFSL since 28 ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring. "Financial services firms cannot drop their guard. Cyber-attacks, for example, are more ...

Super moves: CareSuper, Hostplus, Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... under management through acquisition of new employer default arrangements. McNamara brings over two decades of financial services experience to the role at Hostplus. Before NGS Super, he worked at AustralianSuper for almost six years leading a team of ...

Mercer hires chief for Kiwi business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... the helm. The appointment brings a heavyweight to the role. Scott most recently served as a director of the Financial Services Council of New Zealand and carries over 20 years of experience in financial services and consulting across New Zealand and ...

ASIC bans another former Lighthouse Partners director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... (ASIC) has banned former Lighthouse Partners director and financial adviser Timothy Archibald from providing financial services for 10 years, for fees for no service (FFNS) conduct. This comes after the regulator also banned Lighthouse director, shareholder ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... whether further enhancements to the relevant prudential standards and guidance are necessary." Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said he has written to regulators to identify steps that can be taken to prevent events like First Guardian and ...