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Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... customers. This is reflected by the use of technical language (37%), affordability concerns (35%), and the lack of relevant products to individuals' life stage (25%) among top barriers to purchasing a policy. The report also indicated that half of ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Openmarkets Group and Ondo Finance will bring the latter's institutional-grade tokenised financial products to eligible Australian investors, developing new products tailored to the local market. Both organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... personally understand their clients' circumstances, critically assess the information gathered and investigate the products they recommend. Simply presenting advice prepared through a high-volume, templated process does not meet those obligations. ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... commenced legal proceedings against InterPrac over its failures to act in clients' best interests for recommending those products. ASIC found that Crole "was aware" of serious concerns regarding the representatives' financial advice model but failed ...

Iress appoints new chief financial officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... years. We wish him the very best for the future," he said. Montford said Iress' strong market positions and embedded products presented a significant opportunity. "I'm excited to join Andrew and the team as we focus on disciplined execution ...

Inquiry rips into Diversa: 'All profit, no responsibility'

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... whole. Vincent Plant, Diversa's independent director and chair, blamed the financial advisers who recommended the products. "Diversa had two main responsibilities. The first was to conduct due diligence on First Guardian before adding it to the list ...

Nine in 10 advisers concerned about greenwashing: RIAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... (RIAA) found that 94% of advisers have concerns about greenwashing or misleading sustainability claims made by investment products. RIAA's survey spoke with Australian-based individual financial adviser members and advisory groups to capture practical ...

Perennial to close three responsible investment funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... accessing the market through their core strategies integrating ESG principles, rather than via standalone specialist products." Patterson said the shift meant the three funds were unlikely to reach the scale required to deliver their investment objectives ...

Royal London AM hunts for next chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... active strategies in Australia late last year, including an inaugural local fixed income fund, marking its debut of active products in the country since entering the market in 2017. SS&C was recently appointed the fund administrator and unit registry ...

Is demand for active ETPs genuine beyond outlier conversions?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... commercial case" for both ETF launches and managed fund conversions. Between 2019 and 2021 the ETP market grew and active products drew modest positive flows. However, interest rate hikes in 2022 hit investors' risk appetite and subsequently, active ...