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In race for talent, Frontier Advisors beefs up senior ranks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
Frontier Advisors announced a raft of promotions as part of its strategy to nurture in-house talent and stave off competition in the hotly-contested asset consulting sector. The group has promoted 11 members of its team across investments, business ...

Shield-linked advice firm director, compliance manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The AFSL of MWL Financial Services has been cancelled, while both its director and its compliance manager have copped bans after they allegedly helped funnel more than $150 million in investments into the Shield Master Fund. MWL recommended Shield to ...

Commonwealth Super delivers 'resilient' performance for FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) posted its FY25 results, saying it continues to meet its objectives for members. The super fund delivered 10.6% for its default PSSap MySuper Balanced option, designed for Australian government employees ...

ATO bares teeth at dentists pushing early super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned of an increase in "dodgy advice" about accessing superannuation savings for non-critical medical procedures, like cosmetic dental work. The number of people accessing their super under the guise of medical ...

Allianz Retire+ streamlines business, trims workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Following the exit of its chief executive, Allianz Retire+ has made several positions redundant as it works to streamline the business. While the company declined to comment on how many roles were affected, it is understood it is less than 20% of the ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Equity Trustees will face court over its alleged due diligence failures concerning the Shield Master Fund. ASIC flagged that as a superannuation trustee, Equity Trustees oversaw the investment of around $160 million of retirement savings into Shield ...

Super funds should prompt members on death benefits: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has called on superannuation funds to do more to prompt members to complete a binding nomination and clearly communicate why it is important they have one. This comes as SCA released new research showing that 36% of Australians ...

Former adviser back in Australia to face theft charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
A former financial adviser accused of stealing millions from clients will finally face court after being extradited back to Australia from New Zealand. Marion Pearson allegedly stole $4.1 million from 13 clients between January 2009 and October 2013. ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Grattan Institute chief executive Aruna Sathanapally called for tax reform when presenting at the three-day Economic Reform Roundtable. "A good tax system raises the revenue to fund quality public services. A better tax system does that more efficiently ...

CareSuper adds three to investments team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Two new portfolio managers and an investment communications manager have joined the super fund. CareSuper chief investment officer Suzanne Branton said the appointments come as the investment team enters "an exciting and dynamic phase of growth." Caroline ...