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Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... may investigate the original application for misrepresentation," he adds. However, Viridian Advisory senior financial adviser Shaun Au notes that most super funds aim to process claims within two to six months from notification of death, and further ...

Adviser banned after $11.3m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
ASIC confirmed it permanently banned WA-based adviser Noel Northcott in April, over concerns it had around Northcott's involvement in the Noon Investment Fund and the Quant Fund, after a ruling by Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) allowed the regulator ...

ASIC slaps MWL adviser with ban over Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... eight years. Spooner's ban has been recorded on the Banned and Disqualified Register. He is just the latest MWL financial adviser to be banned, following the earlier suspension of four advisers in July. On August 25, ASIC cancelled MWL's Australian financial ...

First Guardian shaves $286m off Praemium FUA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... billion, while Powerwrap delivered $131 million of net inflows with FUA now reaching $14 billion, "reflecting renewed adviser engagement and stabilisation of adviser exits." Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker said the September quarter saw strong ...

Pinnacle names head of client solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (Pinnacle) has appointed David Wright as its first head of client solutions. Wright brings over 30 years of experience to the role, with expertise in investment research and consulting. He was most recently at Zenith ...

HUB24 sees $5.2bn in net inflows

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... financial advisers are electing to use HUB24's platform and services, it said, highlighting that it ranked first in the Adviser Ratings 2025 Australian Advice Landscape Report for Overall Satisfaction and ranked first in nine out of 10 other categories. ...

ASX releases consultation on shareholder approval requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
The ASX has released a public consultation paper on shareholder approval requirements for dilutive acquisitions and changes in admission status for dual listed entities. The review was announced in April this year after the ASX allowed James Hardie ...

AWAG enters joint venture with Phillip Capital

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... acquisitions, helping AWAG reach its ambitions of creating a platform consisting of a "house of brands," and bolstering its adviser count to 80-100 by June 2026. Earlier this year, AWAG acquired a 20% stake in First Mutual, and an 18.02% stake in Sequoia ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
ETF Shares - launched last year on Cboe Australia with three distinct ETFs, all investing predominantly in the US - is transferring its ETFs to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ETF Shares said the move will broaden accessibility across trading ...

Why mid-sized super funds still matter: Farrar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
As consolidation continues across the superannuation sector, there remains a strong role for differentiated mid-sized super funds, according to Brighter Super. Kate Farrar, chief executive at Brighter Super, told the Innovation in Retirement conference ...