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IFS recovers $226m in unpaid super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has collected more than $226 million of unpaid superannuation in the previous financial year, bringing its total recoveries to over $2 billion to date. Despite the effort, the ability to easily recover super is still a fair ...

Former BBY chair charged with aiding dishonest conduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
The former executive chair of defunct stockbroker BBY Limited is now facing charges in relation to BBY's misappropriation of client funds. Glenn Rosewall was charged with two offences related to aiding, abetting, counselling or producing BBY's dishonest ...

Missing personal information can boost retirement income: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Considering personal and financial circumstances for retirees could increase their retirement incomes between 3% and 51%, according to a new Vanguard study. To uncover the impact of missing personal information on retirement income strategies, Vanguard's ...

Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
With Australia's unpaid super bill growing by $110 million each week, a survey from Super Members Council (SMC) shows 70% of Aussies want to see the payday super laws implemented as scheduled. Payday super laws are slated to come into effect on 1 July ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MA Financial Group is providing a $200 million warehouse facility to JustFund to provide wider access to legal assistance for those going through divorce or separation. JustFund offers flexible finance based on a person's "likely relationship settlement" ...

Betashares acquires InvestSense, launches Trellia Wealth Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Betashares is acquiring managed accounts business InvestSense to create Trellia Wealth Partners out of the deal. Trellia will have about $8 billion in funds under management and will operate as a standalone business, of which Betashares will contribute ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
ACBF Funeral Plans has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay an additional $3.5 million penalty for misrepresenting that it was Aboriginal owned or managed when it was not. ACBF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Youpla Group (then ACBF Group), offered ...

James Mawhinney contravened law: Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
In a win for ASIC, Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been associated with or involved in contraventions of the law by his companies, the Federal Court determined. The contraventions concern the marketing of three products - the M+ Fixed ...

Ascalon continues to build its team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital has added two executives to its growing team as it expands its partnership-driven consulting and adviser-aligned investment solutions. Berit Deagan joins as head of business development and John Burton as head of business solutions. ...

ASIC bans advisers for dodgy Shield Master Fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
Two former MWL Financial Services financial advisers who invested clients' superannuation in the Shield Master Fund have copped bans from the regulator. Matthew Simon Bradley has ceased working in financial services for eight years after ASIC found ...