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Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... insurance, annuities and benefits sector Samantha Chow said consumers have high standards for their personal financial services products and life insurers need to do better to accommodate to those needs. "When it comes to life insurance, they recognise ...

Former adviser charged further on dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... Cuthbertson was the sole director of Professional Wealth Management (PWM) and related companies, Professional Wealth Management Services (PWMS) and Professional Wealth Investments. PWMS held an AFSL until it was cancelled by ASIC in 2023, along with ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... is the latest in Openmarkets' plans to add digital assets to its brokerage, clearing, settlement and wealth management services, extending its regulated infrastructure into Australia's emerging tokenised markets. It estimates that the global tokenised ...

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Australian billionaires' riches are highly concentrated in mining, financial services, technology and property, accounting for 0.7% of the total US$15.1 trillion in global wealth studied by the 2026 Billionaire Census. Global wealth intelligence ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... has affirmed ASIC's decisions to ban two former financial advisers from InterPrac Financial Planning and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) who were involved in the Shield and First Guardian master funds for five years. Andrew Hanley and Shane ...

Macquarie-led consortium acquires SI Solutions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... Headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, SI Solutions provides structural integrity engineering, testing and software services to owners and operators of critical infrastructure. The company has 16 locations, including fire-testing laboratories ...

Trust emerges as key drivers of super fund loyalty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... control, dissatisfaction with fees and dealings with accountants. The research also found strong demand for expanded fund services, with 37% of members saying they would take up retirement planning and financial advice if offered. Super guidance, insurance ...

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... and recommendations from an earlier review of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), through amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act. This includes a stronger sanctions framework including criminal penalties for unregistered tax preparers, new civil penalties ...

Netwealth recruits AI expert to boost in-house advice tech

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... Giorgio will be to aggregate multiple sources of data for advisers, helping organise and match it within their Netwealth services. "At the outset, I will be focused on the protection and integration of data across Netwealth's services and capabilities ...

ASIC zeroes in on recurring compliance breaches

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... superannuation advice. The regulator's latest financial advice update highlights several areas of focus for Australian financial services licensees and advisers, including new guidance for candidates undertaking their professional year. ASIC Information ...