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HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. ASIC has previously issued infringement notices to other licensees in response to concerns about alleged greenwashing ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. The fund claimed manufacturers of tobacco products were "excluded entirely" from the fund. However, between October ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... "inappropriately using the notion of control to justify recommending SMSFs without exploring what control meant to the clients," Report 824: Review of SMSF establishment advice states. The advisers also acted more as "order-takers" and did not conduct ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... sector revealed fund managers downplay risks of products and flout basic disclosure on the state of investments. ASIC's Report 820: Private credit surveillance: retail and wholesale funds said that some fund managers are potentially contravening financial ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... countries in crypto per capita. However, hesitancy remains when it comes to super funds' adoption of digital assets, the report said, noting that only 25% of Australians (down from 27% last year) want their fund to invest in crypto, while over half (56%) ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... currently a board member of the Financial Services Council, UBS Optimus Foundation, and Chief Executive Women. Telfer will report to Schroders Plc group chief financial officer Meagen Burnett in London in her new role. Commenting, Burnett said Telfer ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Perpetual confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital Private Equity to offload its wealth management business following media reports. The $232 billion fund manager said it signed an exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to further ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... basis. ASIC went as far as to say that some are potentially contravening financial services laws in the newly released Report 820: Private credit surveillance: retail and wholesale funds. Common poor practices include fund managers reporting low levels ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... a financial adviser," says Maloney. "The most compelling one for me is that two-thirds, or 64%, of advised Australians report a positive impact on their mental health, and we know there is a real connection between mental health and financial confidence." ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
A new report from Netwealth outlines key methods of growth for advice businesses, including pinpointing where to outsource some business activities. Netwealth's Innovation starts with curiosity report touches on several solutions, spanning from ...