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ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... ASIC has outlined its supervisory priorities for 2026-27 with reviews of artificial intelligence (AI), member services and advice fee deductions among the areas of focus for financial services firms. The regulator has published sector-specific supervisory ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints four directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... working closely with professional services firms, family businesses and their associated family groups, providing trusted advice on taxation, business and group restructures, asset protection, succession planning and estate administration. Peskett is ...

Bravura unveils APAC leaders, secures $100m for global push

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... been promoted into several leadership positions, including head of service management, APAC executive of operations and advice, and more recently, managing director for wealth and advice since July 2025. Prior to joining Bravura, she was head of operational ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... before they retire, we can help them approach those decisions with greater confidence and support advisers in delivering advice that reflects each client's circumstances," Power said. Retirement Income Optimiser forms part of CFS's broader retirement ...

Ironbark raises $256m from global investment firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... businesses under a new single brand, Ironbark Financial Group. The parent company operates sub-brands including Ironbark Advice, Ironbark Private Wealth and Ironbark Investment Solutions. Merchant Wealth Partners executive chair Marc Spilker said: "We ...

Perpetual names insto relationship, funds services lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... Crampton co-founded Zerity, a Sydney-based solutions provider for wealth management, super and retirement, and financial advice, in 2021, and served as chief commercial officer of the business since inception until he joined Perpetual this month. Before ...

Selfwealth expands into full-fledged wealth platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... Australia Samantha Horton said the launch will mark the next chapter for the business following its acquisition in 2025. "While advice has effectively doubled in price, the pool of people receiving it has shrunk as a share of the population," Horton ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... however raised concerns about retirement preparedness with a growing reliance on inheritance expectations and the significant advice gap. On average, Australians think they need a balance of just over $1.1 million to retire securely, much lower than ...

VBP names inaugural chief growth officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... Financial planning outsourcing specialist Vital Business Partners (VBP) has created a new executive role focused on expanding advice relationships, winning new clients and strengthening its offering to advice businesses and licensees. Craig Kouimanis ...

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
A former employee of the Victorian boutique advice business has been arrested and charged for allegedly trading client's shares without consent that generated close to $500,000 for himself. Emre Tahsin Basar of Victoria, a former employee of BW Equities ...