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AusSuper exec finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... allocation team to pursue what he describes as a "critical and growing problem" within the community. Choi plans to launch a minimum viable product in the next six to twelve months, focused on safeguarding older Australians from elder financial abuse. ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... move outside system safeguards, prompting them to confirm they clearly understand the risks. Fourth, bring back an ASIC minimum recommended balance for SMSF establishment on the MoneySmart website. Fifth, for ASIC to comprehensively review its conflicted ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Australia NR AUD index. It currently contains $40.6 million in net asset value and is priced at $5.61 per share. Requiring a minimum investment of $20,000, the fund charges 0.60% in management fees. This latest launch further enhances the asset manager's ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... still lagging. "There is a clear and growing gap between those trustees who are focused on compliance that are meeting minimum expectations, and those who have really embraced retirement as a strategic and competitive imperative," Beverley-Smith said. ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... operating history or areas of governance requiring monitoring. It's also important to note that many platforms set a minimum threshold of 4 stars for product inclusion." According to documents obtained by Financial Standard, BDO - the auditor of ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... adequate process for approving financial products to be placed onto its approved product list (APL), relying entirely on minimum ratings from external research as a basis for APL inclusion. Court documents show Interprac used SQM Research and the 3.5 ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... compromise their lifestyle. "HUB24's own data suggests that 52% of pension members are only withdrawing the legislated minimum pension amount to manage their longevity risk," he said. TAL chief executive for group life and retirement Jenny Oliver said ...

Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... transparent credit solutions. Both the Corporate Bond Plus Fund and the Australian Active 100 Fund are now available at a $1000 minimum investment. The Corporate Bond Plus Fund invests predominantly in publicly traded Australian investment grade corporate ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... their financial advisers have not complied with the CPD requirement during that year. Financial advisers must complete a minimum of 40 hours of CPD and must include minimum hours across technical competence (five hours); client care and practice (five ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... ASIC's assessment that there is a spectrum of practice, and that during this period of rapid growth in the sector robust minimum standards are necessary to maintain regulator and consumer confidence in the industry." The FSC said it will continue ...