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Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking Interprac Financial Planning to court over its failure to ensure representatives acted in clients' best interests. It's also been accused of lacking adequate risk management systems. The regulator said it was because of "critical ...

Mercer Investments shutters four options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Mercer Investments is culling four international equities options that sit within its Managed Portfolio Series Funds. Mercer's Blended Global Equities Hedged MPS Fund, Guardcap Global Equity MPS Fund, T. Rowe Price Global Focused Equity MPS Fund ...

MBS Insurance partners with Orbital Life

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Risk insurance specialist MBS Insurance (MBS) has acquired a minority interest in boutique risk advisory firm Orbital Life. The partnership will enhance MBS's capacity to provide professional advice and make quality insurance advice more accessible ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Two industry bodies have launched resources to help superannuation funds comply with the looming Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... nearly doubling advisers' perception. "Such a blind spot is limiting practices to price their advice services accurately, or plan capacity to reflect their true workload. It is also leaving many operating on razor-thin margins and struggling to remain ...

Evidentia acquires practice management firm

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Managed accounts firm Evidentia Group will acquire practice management advisory firm Encore Advisory Group. The partnership will deepen Evidentia's business consulting capabilities, it said. Encore has over 20 years of experience in supporting financial ...

Wealthy families double down on private markets: JP Morgan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Wealthy families are doubling down on private investments rather than dialing back, according to the latest Principal Discussions released by JP Morgan. JP Morgan interviewed 111 billionaire principals, working with the world's wealthiest families globally ...

TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... in relation in 2024-25 alone. It comes as the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately.

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... super balance in the name of fairness," chief government whip in the Senate Lisa Darmanin said. "A man is not a financial plan. Loosening the rules governing spouse rollovers and spouse contributions would provide the most benefit to a very small group ...