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Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... his interest in that entity. Henry worked at Endorphin Wealth for 12 months before moving to Orion Financial Planning in March 2023 and then to BNR Financial Services, according to LinkedIn. "ASIC has not alleged dishonesty, fraud, or intentional misconduct ...

Esencia seals third merger

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... clear vision for growth makes it the right home for us." The transaction follows Esencia Wealth's Queensland expansion in March, when it merged with Financial 3 Wealth and Marsden Wealth Advisers, and its acquisition of FMA Wealth Management in December ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... trillion, while Choice products had $1.48 trillion at the end of the period. MySuper first hit the $1 trillion milestone in March 2024 and has grown the nest egg of default members by 16% since then. Choice products had $1.23 trillion two years ago and ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... we see real value." Total improvement ASIC's scathing review of the death benefit claims-handling process released in March 2025 found not one trustee tracked the life of a claim from start to finish. Among the major trustees, ASIC uncovered excessive ...

Ironbark and EQT partner to launch private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... distribution partnership for Ironbark Investment Solutions since rebranding as part of the broader Ironbark Financial Group in March 2026, and its partnership to offer global quantitative equity capabilities in October 2025.

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... to the issues of most importance." This is the final phase of APRA's governance review. The first phase kicked off in March 2025, when APRA flagged the "poor practices" of super fund and insurance boards. The proposed changes included strengthening ...

Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... loans for the benefit of other corporations which he controlled, ASIC found. ASIC secured travel constraints for the pair in March 2024, and Mr Agrawal was subsequently sentenced in November 2025 to a total term of three years and three months imprisonment. ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... appears stuck at the levels the nation settled into after the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are now 0.1% below where we were in March 2023, when the 'productivity bubble' we saw during the pandemic burst," he said. "A productive economy needs reliable and affordable ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... overlays can deliver sustainable, CPI-linked income streams over 30 years or more. This starts from June 1959 and finishes in March 2026 Underpinning MyRI is ABCD IQ, a rules-based asset-liability management framework that aims to optimise income sustainability ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... trustees were taking or not taking ownership of their death benefit claims processes, the findings of which were released in March 2025. On last year's report, Constant said at the time while some trustees demonstrated good handling practices and ...