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CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has appointed Peter Kell to lead an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). The review will begin on 1 October 2025. The Life Code sets enforceable standards life insurers ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... transparency. Without consistent benchmarks, funds are flying blind. It becomes difficult to assess whether a 2% management fee and a 20% performance fee are justified. Current benchmarks are woeful. They're often based on limited datasets from specialist ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... also above peers," Ler continued. However, as competition intensifies in the sector, Ler believes net flows and compressed fee margins for the pair will be limited. "We expect HUB24 and Netwealth's operating market - the platforms space - to ultimately ...

Buyers demand HNW advice practices: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... wealth firms that have clients with more than $1 million in investible assets and demonstrate robust compliance history and fee-for-service models. They typically want target practices located in capital cities and affluent regional centres. HNW clients ...

Regal assets hit $18bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... included in the June AUM figures. Ahead of releasing its first half 2025 results, Regal revised its estimated performance fee revenue to at least $40 million on a pre-tax and on a normalised basis from $35 million. Regals expects that normalised net ...

FSC explores if adviser licensing framework remains 'fit for purpose'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a green paper addressing the case for reforming Australia's financial advice licensing framework to better progress the advice sector against today's challenges. FSC's The Value and Future ...

MLC AM reduces MultiSeries management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
MLC Asset Management reduced its management fees across its four MultiSeries portfolios, starting on June 1. For MLC MultiSeries 30 management fees reduced from 0.40% to 0.32% p.a. For MLC MultiSeries 50 and MLC MultiSeries 70, fees went from 0.45% ...

Macquarie suffers first strike on pay package

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Macquarie Group suffered its first strike against its remuneration report at the annual general meeting yesterday, with 25.4% of shareholders expressing their dissatisfaction. Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens told the meeting that senior leaders ...

Treasury opens consult on non-compete reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Treasury has officially opened its consultation into reforms to ban non-compete clause after the measure was introduced into the 2025-26 Federal Budget. The consultation has asked for feedback on policy details to ban non-compete clauses for low- and ...

Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
A financial planning group that began life as a fintech start-up is enjoying a rapid growth phase. Picture Wealth Advisory leads the top 10 AFSLs with the highest number of new advisers in the year to June, based on a new financial adviser report released ...