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BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... can become financial products under the updated guidance of Information Sheet 225. ASIC is reminding entities and their advisers to rigorously assess whether their digital asset products fall within the definition of financial products, and, if so, to ...

Number of AFSLs plateaus: Rainmaker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
At end September 2025 there were 15,446 ASIC-registered financial advisers in Australia, according to the Rainmaker Financial Adviser report. Over the year to September, there was a decrease of 71 advisers, with 10 leaving the industry in the September ...

Hiring blitz continues at Ascalon

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... appointment follows a series of senior hires as Ascalon builds out its consulting capabilities to meet the changing needs of advisers, asset managers and investors.

Equity Trustees to ask Mulino for help amid First Guardian, Shield fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... He said Equity Trustees is concerned that ASIC has not sought remediation for members from the REs, fund managers or advisers involved in the schemes, saying warnings around lead generators and the activities of some advice groups date back to 2020. ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... to become a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). According to INFO 225, entities and their advisers need to consider all the rights and benefits, and arrangements in connection to the digital asset to determine whether it is ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... technical and administrative matter involving 14 clients out of a total of around 15,000 served through our network of 50 advisers. Importantly, no clients suffered any financial loss." Rodwell also criticised ASIC for not getting its priorities right. ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... education, information, and online calculators; digital intra-fund advice tools; and personal advice provided by phone-based advisers, Rest said. Rest's digital tools are used on average about 30,000 times per year, representing around 85% of all ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... critical for increasing access to affordable HGA, with superannuation funds playing a pivotal role alongside financial advisers, other financial institutions and digital solutions." Additionally, it said a broader framework is needed than what currently ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... assets frozen in February and has not been able to leave the country since July. Between 2020 and 2024, Merhi and other advisers allegedly advised clients to invest around $296 million of their superannuation into First Guardian and about $230 million ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they approach retirement. The solution will be built on Iress' existing Xplan infrastructure ...