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ASIC suspends Newcastle advice firm's AFSL over missing key person

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
ASIC has suspended the AFSL of Focused Financial Advice (FFA) until December 19, which has operated for more than two years without a key person. FFA was established in 2003 and provides financial services around superannuation, life insurance, retirement ...

Financially savvy Australians can add $1.2tn to wealth: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
New research has found that if all Australians were to reach a level of advanced financial capability, it could uplift aggregate household wealth by $1.2 trillion, equal to $122,950 per household. The Big Lift report by Deloitte in collaboration with ...

AI to maximise returns for super members: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) released a global DC peer study that revealed the current outdated design of these pension funds are preventing younger members from receiving maximised returns. TAI co-founder Roger Urwin supported the report's findings ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
TCorp has recruited Lucas Hartmann as senior portfolio manager. Most recently, Hartmann served as head of equities, fixed income and alternatives at NGS Super for over eight years, where his responsibilities included implementing derivative overlays. ...

Rainmaker's John Dyall to retire

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Rainmaker Information's long-serving head of investment research John Dyall will retire at year-end, closing out a career that has left a deep imprint on the Australian investment and advice sectors. Dyall joined Rainmaker in 2015, bringing more ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Despite holding a pool of more than $4.3 trillion in retirement savings, cracks are appearing in the superannuation system around engagement and support for vulnerable members, experts said. UNSW Business School associate professor Katja Hanewald observed ...

Maria Lykouras nabs new chief gig

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) from next week. She replaces Judith Fox, who announced her intention to retire earlier this year. The two will work together on a handover over the coming month. Lykouras was chief executive of ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The prudential regulator has flagged concerns over the fund's investment management arrangements with its parent company and whether the fees involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Members' superannuation savings climbed 9.4% in the year to September to $4.5 trillion, new APRA data shows, spearheaded by the industry funds dominating the asset pool. Industry super funds' assets under management (AUM) grew by 13% annually ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
MLC Super has appointed a former AMP, Colonial First State and Zurich executive to lead its advice function. Craig Weber has joined the super fund as head of education and advice after spending over six years at Ignition Advice in a similar role. In ...