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Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

Treasury has opened another review into the $2 trillion managed investment scheme (MIS) sector off the back of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. This time, the Enhancing oversight and governance of managed investment schemes ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

... AFSL. The paper also recommends introducing financial planning specialisation categories on the ASIC Financial Advisers Register (FAR), to more effectively identify licensed advisers. Supporting enhanced regulatory measures on advisers, Aged Care Steps ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026

... standards and to provide annual statements. Some also failed to advise ASIC of changes to their contact details on the public register of SMSF auditors, did not respond to regulatory compliance requests or did not carry out enough audit work to meet ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026

The Federal Court has handed BPS Financial $14 million in pecuniary penalties over the way in which it promoted and operated its crypto product Qoin Wallet. According to ASIC, BPS Financial advertised the product as a non-cash payment facility linked ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026

CareSuper 'Category A' members will be hit with higher insurance costs come April 1. The $60 billion super fund said after three years of holding fees steady, a rise in claims have made increases necessary. "At CareSuper, everything we do is ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026

... quarter of them have ceased their authorisation. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR), about 458 advisers ceased their authorisation since the beginning of December, including 16 this month. The total ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

ASIC has commenced a consultation on updating the Regulatory Guide 43 Financial reports and audit relief (RG 43), to ensure clarity in granting relief from the financial record-keeping, financial reporting, and audit requirements. The update aims to ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent ...

Adviser of MWL, UGC banned for seven years

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

... banning order took effect from 16 December 2025. Van Coppenhagen's ban has been recorded on the Banned and Disqualified Register. He has the right to review the decision in the Administrative Review Tribunal.

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025

... counting on superannuation funds' reserves to remediate victims. Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Advisers Register shows that Sequoia currently has 15 advisers under Sequoia Wealth Management and 277 under Interprac. Sequoia's legal and ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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