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Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... and October 2026, Siddiqui transferred approximately $1.75 million from Equitable Financial Solutions' accounts to his personal account before moving the funds into overseas accounts. At the time, he was aware the company was in a dire financial position ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... chair of the Quality of Advice review and partner at Allens. "Financial advice that takes into account someone's personal circumstances can make a big difference to their retirement outcomes. That advice should be accessible and simple to understand ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D'Amore has been sentenced to almost four years' imprisonment after admitting to dishonestly misusing nearly $700,000 of company funds and authorising false statements to ASIC. The Federal Court sentence ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone ...

Prime Super, Aware Super explore potential merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The superannuation funds have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a potential successor fund transfer (SFT) to create an approximately $254 billion fund with more than 1.4 million members. Aware Super and Prime Super are undertaking ...

BUSSQ ups insurance cover, costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... ease the stress during one of the most difficult times for a member or their family." BUSSQ said members can also access personal financial advice relating to insurance from its in-house team at no extra cost. BUSSQ added its default insurance cover ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... efforts are so important," Jenkins said. Overall, the three most complained about financial products in 2025-26 were personal transaction accounts, motor vehicle insurance and credit cards. Banking and finance remained AFCA's largest complaint area ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia will sell its portfolio of local home loans and personal loans valued at $36 billion to Blackstone. The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... funds predominately to Bitcoin exchanges and to companies based in Indonesia. He retained some funds that he used for personal purposes, including the purchase of a car. The investors were predominately individuals planning for or in retirement who believed ...

InvestStream, MUFG partner to enhance digital advice in super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
InvestStream is aiming to lead the delivery and expansion of personalised digital advice across super funds in a new partnership with MUFG Retirement Solutions. The strategic partnership aims to simplify the member engagement experience by combining ...