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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... to support investment in the schemes. "It's not rocket science, and I wonder why something relatively simple and proactive isn't being done at the managed investment scheme level," Walker says. Walker would like to see ASIC establish a unit dedicated ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
ASIC has slammed superannuation trustees for poor retirement communications practices, finding that many funds are missing opportunities to engage with members throughout retirement and provide more meaningful support. ASIC's review, Report 818 From ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
Most financial advice licensees that rely on offshore service providers (OSPs) fail to adequately assess, monitor and audit their arrangements thus putting their processes and business at risk, a new ASIC investigation reveals. ASIC's review of 10 financial ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... misconduct by lead generators, financial advisers and others," he said. "Our focus is on undertaking targeted, strategic and proactive enforcement that achieves maximum deterrence and improved industry practice." Longo also noted that regulatory complexity ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Too many auditors are failing the independence test and breaching conflicts of interest obligations, according to an ASIC investigation. A review of 15 audit firms saw nine did not meet rotation requirements while five of them had "relevant relationships" ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... option is closed to new investment. APRA did say there were instances of solid, transparent governance processes with proactive involvement from the Office of the Superannuation Trustee, as well as well-structured frameworks for timely and consistent ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... currently integrating Age Pension modelling, goal-based scenarios, and hybrid delivery pathways into their platforms. Proactive nudges, B2C guidance and education tools and adviser-led hybrids have also surfaced as key features. From a bird's eye ...

Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... have a pessimistic outlook on retirement." In light of the report outcomes, Shrimski urged young Australians to make proactive choices for their retirement futures. "Importantly this research shows that it's never too early to start thinking about ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... incident prevention and response." But, independent of any industry guidance, there are also super funds that are taking proactive steps to protect their members. Just days before the credential stuffing attacks, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... "unconscionable conduct". In releasing its 2025 financial report recently, Crole told Sequoia Financial Group investors that "proactive action" was taken in closing new business in Shield in July 2023 and First Guardian in December 2023. Both Venture ...