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Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... approaching or in retirement as a key strategic priority. Yet, three years later, there is a widening gap between RSE licensees that are innovating to meaningfully drive better retirement outcomes and meet their members' needs, compared to those ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... financial services licence (AFSL) holders that it is sternly cracking down on reporting failures. "It is important that AFS licensees lodge timely reports with ASIC so that ASIC can monitor their financial health and make sure they meet their financial ...

MLC platform adds retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... income product launched in August with TAL and Challenger. Andrew Long is tasked with promoting MLC Retirement Boost to licensees and financial advisers. Long brings years of experience to the role, having held strategic retirement partnership positions ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... service definitions," she said. From 2026, significant changes to the AML/CTF regime will impact financial advisers and licensees. According to AUSTRAC, the new laws expand its regulation into new industries that are recognised domestically and globally ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... along with Finura Digital. myhub is intended to be flexible enough to integrate applications developed by practices and licensees, streamlining tasks including client meeting preparation, scenario modelling, client goal tracking, SOA creation, and compliance ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... the last minute and should be spread throughout the CPD year, as good practice. Australian financial services (AFS) licensees must ensure their [sic] are adequately trained (including by complying with the CPD requirement, for financial advisers)." ASIC ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. ASIC has previously issued infringement notices to other licensees in response to concerns about alleged greenwashing including against Morningstar, Future Super, Diversa Trustees, Northern Trust ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... to establish an SMSF to acquire off-the-plan properties through limited recourse borrowing arrangements. ASIC warned licensees that they are ultimately responsible for the advice provided by their financial advisers. Looking at licensees' policies and ...

Number of AFSLs plateaus: Rainmaker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... there was a decrease of 71 advisers, with 10 leaving the industry in the September quarter. The total number of advice licensees rose by 0.8% during the 12-month period but fell 0.4% in the September quarter. This results in there now being 1864 AFSLs ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...