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ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... being in administration, ASIC said its application to make these allegations is subject to the Federal Court's approval or consent of administrators. If allowed to proceed, ASIC will seek declarations and civil penalties against all defendants, including ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... of a 'negative consent' practice, meaning investors' money was placed in the schemes without their express consent or knowledge. Finally, ASIC alleged Interprac failed to adequately respond to client complaints about the advice they'd ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... and culture," Wikramanayake said. It has appointed KPMG as its auditor, to commence in April 2027 subject to regulatory consent.

More suitors line up for Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... "The basis for engagement is that bidders are restricted from contacting certain former management without Iress' consent. There can be no certainty that any proposal or offer will be forthcoming from any party, or that any offer, if received, will ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... business application. The platform has already implemented AI to automatically populate clients' advice fees in their fee consent form. MLC Expand chief executive Liz McCarthy said the implementation of these features is a direct response to advisers' ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The retirement savings of thousands of Australians have been lost in the First Guardian and Shield failures and, while investigations are ongoing, the blame for their collapse and the misconduct that led to it is being passed around like a football ...

Powerwrap drags Praemium performance, SMAs shine

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
Praemium's separately managed accounts (SMA) business reported $610 million of net inflows while Powerwrap's outflows topped $299 million for the 2025 financial year. In addition to the SMA business, total funds under administration (FUA) was ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... superannuation products are involved, SCA said lead generators generally exploit vulnerable people, undermine informed consent, drive the sale of unsuitable and poorly performing products, and facilitate and engage in misleading conduct. They also tend ...

Account number issue causes angst, undue admin work: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... financial advisers with angst and more administrative work thanks to confusion surrounding account number inclusion in consent forms, according to the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Consent forms missing an account number has resulted ...

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... certain related bodies corporate of the relevant CS facility licensee (subject to various conditions, including Ministerial consent)," it said. The RBA is seeking contribution on the consultation, welcoming feedback until August 11. The RBA will publish ...