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Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... interoperability," Bower said. The ATO today urged employers to get ready for the introduction of Payday Super. ATO deputy commissioner Emma Rosenzweig said: "Simply put Payday Super is about paying super on payday. Don't wait until the last minute ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... This included 13 files that also led to significant concerns about client detriment in relation to the advice. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned that the next steps involved a consideration of a range of regulatory responses. "This includes enforcement ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... obligations to members, particularly how they are handling limited transparency and limited price discovery. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation is a key part of the story, as is increased retail investor exposure and access to private ...

ASIC reveals findings from reporting and audit surveillance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... "Accurate, accessible and reliable financial information is essential for business and markets to work well," ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke said. "All participants in our economy rely on those preparing financial information to do so carefully and ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... the digital asset are not a regulated financial product. To provide transitional support ahead of the reform, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the regulator has granted a sector-wide no-action position until 30 June 2026. The no-action position was ...

Unclaimed super pot hits $19bn: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... almost $19 billion in lost and unclaimed superannuation waiting to be claimed by over seven million people. ATO deputy commissioner Ben Kelly said there could be several reasons why someone may have lost or unclaimed super. "Your super can become lost ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... timely payments of death benefits asks an even more disturbing question: do they know the processes at all? ASIC commissioner Simone Constant told Financial Standard the regulator will continue to apply pressure on the sector to ensure that all funds ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... a financial services law," ASIC said. The banning order took effect from 25 August 2025. Last month, ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... any conflicts of interests in the managed accounts sector particularly as more AFSLs build in-house products. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts sector "can be very attractive for licensees at all parts of the product manufacturing ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... want to demonise all financial advisers. There's a lot of blame to go around here," Longo says. However, deputy commissioner Sarah Court did note that around 140 advisers are on an internal list at ASIC that have either had action brought against ...