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CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has made 551 payments totalling $54 million since it began operating, some 291 of which were made in relation to Dixon Advisory. The overwhelming majority of payments relate to personal financial advice ...

ASIC to release IDR and reportable situations data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
ASIC has outlined its approach to publishing two public-facing dashboards containing Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and Reportable Situations (RS) data. ASIC said the approach was determined following consideration of 47 submissions received in response ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...

SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has urged Treasury to simplify the retirement system, saying it is too complex. The comments come as a response to Treasury's consultation paper on best practice principles. SMC said it broadly supports the intent of ...

Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
A former Income Asset Management (IAM) employee has funnelled $1.5 million from the company using a bank account used by a "minority sub-custodian". IAM said it suspected fraudulent transfers made from a bank account maintained by its previous sub-custodian ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Stakeholders have welcomed the findings of ASIC's interim report on Australia's private credit sector, saying it serves as a timely call for greater transparency. The report found there are many improvements to be made in the sector, particularly in ...

Vale Rupert Smoker

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Evolution Trustees chief executive Rupert Smoker has passed away at the age of 47. Smoker co-founded Evolution Trustees almost a decade ago and served as chief executive. He was well known in the financial services industry, particularly through his ...

Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
The Federal Court has disqualified Queensland-based director David Hodgson from managing corporations for five years and permanently restrained him from engaging in financial services without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). This comes ...