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ASIC ceases a further 26 authorisations after review

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has completed the review on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) relating to compliance with the qualifications standard that took effect on 1 January 2026, as adviser numbers plummeted below 15,000 entering the new financial year. The review ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AustralianSuper have reported solid investment returns, with both funds crediting diversified portfolios and strong global equity markets for the performance despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ART's High ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... comes at the expense of the lasting emotional, physical and financial wellbeing of individuals working hard to save for retirement." Berry added the broader impact on the financial advice sector also includes the loss of the public's trust due to ...

WT Financial bets on scaling advice practices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... advice profession. It gives founder-led practices more options to release capital, fund growth, solve succession, manage retirement and retain exposure to dividend-producing advice businesses in a sector they know deeply." "Of course, Hubcos are only ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... non-executive Atlas Arteria director John Wigglesworth will be appointed interim chair, effective upon Goodin's retirement.

Super system to hit $12.4tn by 2045

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... superannuation system is forecast to triple in size over the next two decades reaching $12.4 trillion by 2045, as sustainable retirement outcomes become the sector's defining challenge. According to the latest edition of Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... protections. This comes amid concerns younger members are being switched into higher cost products that could erode their retirement savings. New analysis from the Super Members Council (SMC) found advice fees deducted from super accounts increased sharply ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... continued for years after the regime was introduced, which is unacceptable for a fund entrusted with $80 billion worth of retirement savings for more than a million members," she said.

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
ASIC has called out superannuation trustees for not doing enough to protect retirement savings of Australians on platforms even after repeated warnings from regulators about the dangers of poor oversight. ASIC's report Safeguarding super: How well are ...

Payday Super to tackle gender super gap: Aware Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... Payday Super regime, which kicks into gear on July 1, as "one of the most meaningful improvements to Australia's retirement savings system in a generation." "Many of Aware Super's members are women working in health care, education and community ...