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Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... profitable," Elemnta said. Meanwhile, the report also discovered an alarming 'error rate' imposed on advisers from platform and product providers across the retirement segment. "When implementing retirement strategies, advisers are yoked by a provider ...

ASX names chief compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
ASX has appointed a former APRA general counsel to the role of chief compliance officer, reporting to chief executive Helen Lofthouse. Lucinda McCann is succeeding Daniel Moran, who announced his resignation in July after 15 years at the exchange. McCann ...

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... under market operator rules that govern the admission and quotation of ETPs, such as portfolio disclosure requirements, product naming considerations, and liquidity and market-making arrangements. The guide also states the general obligations that apply ...

Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Milford Australia has launched two new actively managed funds, including a fixed income strategy in response to growing adviser demand for more liquid, transparent credit solutions. Both the Corporate Bond Plus Fund and the Australian Active 100 Fund ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Australasia (RIAA) said it partners with four ESG data providers to help determine its certifications. "It comes down to what a product is claiming - for example, if it is claiming to exclude specific human rights violations, and is relying on research ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Macquarie Group has a reported net profit of $1.7 billion in the first half of the financial year to September, up 3% on the same period last year. Assets under management rose by 5% from last year to $959.1 billion in September 2025. Macquarie Asset ...

NRFC invests in brain-computer interface devices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has taken a $54 million stake in Australian medical device company Synchron, to support the production of minimally invasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) devices. Synchron's Strentrode BCI device ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... that it may no longer be able to invest in them. Currently, the fund may choose to exclude a company based on conduct, product or alternative reasons. So far, 104 companies are excluded based on their products. It's expected the review will take about ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... responsible entity of the Diversified Social Aspirations Fund in relation to its description of how the fund works in the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Prime Super paid a penalty of $18,780 after it claimed it "excluded entirely" manufacturers of tobacco products when it had indirect holdings in six companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements ...