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ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... website, Stratfund promotes itself as an Australian financial services licensee, specialising in authorised intermediary, trustee and compliance services. It was founded in 2016 and based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. On LinkedIn, Hermanus van Zyl ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... business, the turnaround prospects for asset management are not straightforward. "It's likely that the wealth and corporate trustee arms offer more appeal to EQT, while it would look to stabilise asset management, divest segments and capitalise on still ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... been approved at every relevant level of the financial services chain: the licensee, the platform, the superannuation trustee, and an independent research house. It has since become the subject of regulatory stop orders, liquidity concerns, and ultimately ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Future Group is acquiring WTW's superannuation licensed entity, Stewarda, to establish trustee capabilities in house. The transaction is subject to APRA's approval. Stewarda holds an APRA extended public offer RSE licence allowing it to act ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... two years, reinforcing the need for stronger oversight of advice fee deductions. It is calling for fee caps, enhanced trustee oversight, greater transparency across super products, minimum balance thresholds and warning mechanisms for SMSFs, and faster ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... members. ASIC chair Sarah Court said the systemic deficiencies and conduct identified were inappropriate for a superannuation trustee of Mercer Super's size and market position. "These failures undermined a critical safeguard designed to protect ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... weak, ill-defined and inconsistent investment option selection criteria. The most recent action was taken against the trustee for the HUB24 Super Fund, HTFS Nominees. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said there was no excuse for the troubling lack of ...

REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... knowing the fund is in great shape, and I sincerely thank the board of trustees, the executive team, and everyone in the trustee office for building such a strong culture and making REI Super a truly terrific place to work."

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The Queensland industry fund has welcomed a cyber security expert to its board of trustees, bolstering its oversight on heightened cyber security risk. Matthew Rowan has joined the board as a director; he has been an expert committee member since August ...

APRA investigating Diversa's executive compensation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... frameworks and practices, including oversight of platform investment options made available to members. Diversa acts as trustee for 10 registrable superannuation entities and has approximately 291,000 member accounts and over $15 billion in funds under ...