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ASIC releases new relief for reportable situations regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
ASIC has provided AFSLs new reliefs to help them manage the reportable situations regime, which includes extending the length of investigations reportable from 30 days to 60 days. Also in the relief, ASIC is exempting the reporting of certain breaches ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... role in helping to shape the future of financial advice in Australia," Handley said. "A passionate advocate for more consumer access to quality advice, he is committed to financial services diversity, including greater representation of women in advice ...

Brookfield to divest retirement living platform for $3.85bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... platform also partners with the Retirement Living Council and other industry peers to advocate for higher standards and consumer protections across the retirement living sector. Brookfield Real Estate chief executive Lowell Baron said the living sector ...

Inflation continues to drop, calls for RBA cut grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... of Statistics (ABS) data shows inflation rose 2.1% in the 12 months to May, down from 2.4% in April. "The 2.1% annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in May was down from 2.4% in April and the lowest since October 2024," ABS head of prices statistics ...

Super Fierce goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Super Fierce, the digital advice platform that compares superannuation products, is now in liquidation three years after it launched. Trenna Probert and Craig Swanger, co-founders of Super Fierce, officially launched it on International Women's ...

Life insurer chief executives step down, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... financial services sector globally, including his most recent stint at Accenture. Prior to that, he was chief executive, consumer and business banking for three years at Westpac. He also held executive titles across various institutions including Standard ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... in a "super health check" for free. Another is financial advice being provided by a telemarketer and recommending the consumer switch their super into a high-risk investment, often involving property development.

AFCA urges adviser clarity on SMSF wholesale investor test

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... not enforce the wholesale classification requirement to SMSFs. However, AFCA said that ASIC's position does not limit consumer action and that SMSF trustees can still pursue complaints through AFCA if the fund has less than $10 million in assets. "Sophistication ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... seems a more sensible approach." Australia has also seen continued strength in key sectors like retail, property, and consumer spending, which will hardly drive a cut should these metrics continue to surge. "These metrics do not indicate a weakening ...

Select stocks in charge of their own destiny: Aoris

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... there for decades and grown a lot in that market," Aoris portfolio manager Delian Entchev said. "Unnaturally, Chinese consumer spending slowed last year and there has been concerns about what that means for beauty spending." Entchev's concern was valid ...