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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... for the failings of others - with the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) bill already topping $67 thanks to other major collapses like Dixon Advisory, United Global Capital and Brite Advisory. "That's a lot of money and the financial advice ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... scores, going up quite significantly over that time," Cox said. "We've also focused on cost, and so we've done a major organisational restructure, and that has seen our cost base decline significantly. But as a board, when we stood back, we determined ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... in terms of having an impact on the behaviour of Xi Jinping, there's none whatsoever." McCormick does not foresee "a major systemic risk crisis" ensuing from the latest tariff shocks. "But we're not done in terms of discounting tariffs in financial ...

AZ NGA acquires majority stake in Geographe Financial Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Advice platform AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has increased its stake in financial advice firm Geographe Financial Group (Geographe). Geographe has provided advice on superannuation, investments and insurance since 1976 for clients in Western ...

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled several major superannuation tax changes in a press conference this afternoon. Under the changes, the $3 million superannuation tax will be delayed until July 2026 to allow for a series of amendments and further consultation. ...

QIC to lead investor gateway for energy sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... Province. This includes local storage and generation solutions to maximise benefits from the Western Link. It will also build major transmission infrastructure with the development of a Central Queensland Gas Power Tender in the first half of 2026. This ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association Engage webinar, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) chief executive Todd Barlow shared how the firm achieved success in both the listed and the private sectors. Barlow said the firm has ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... Markets head macro strategy in the Americas Lee Ferridge said that despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty in several major economies, risk appetite among institutional investors continues to show strong positivity. "Equity markets continue to make ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said super funds were prepared for the "major shift" despite the increased administrative load. " Funds will need to process and invest super contributions up to twelve ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... reporting at scale, compliance monitoring, and investment automation. "Across advice, administration, and reporting, most major processes are at least partially automated. Rules, templates, and system-to-system data flows are doing more heavy lifting," ...