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Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... proposed exit from its Super Trustee Services business," an Equity Trustees spokesperson said in a statement to Financial Standard. Equity Trustees recently concluded a review of the Hejaz Islamic Division, including its investment options and promoter ...

Acclaim Wealth names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... Trustees has since ditched the business, which posted a $7.5 million loss in FY26 for the group. Responding to Financial Standard 's query, Acclaim Wealth said ETSL will continue to be the trustee for the business. "Equity Trustees' plan to exit ...

Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... connected, efficient and scalable technology environments," Ong added. Iress chief executive Andrew Russell told Financial Standard recently its partnership with Thoughtworks and plans for Xplan are focused on making the platform faster and improving ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... SMAs, especially where the product is run by the licensee's own related entity. This article is featured in Financial Standard's fortnightly newspaper Volume 24 Edition 16. To keep reading click here. To subscribe, sign up here.

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The number of failed investment products nearly doubled in the 2026 APRA superannuation performance test, with BUSSQ being the only industry fund to make the list dominated by retail funds. One MySuper product and 11 trustee-directed products (TDPs) ...

Capital Group makes C-suite appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... relocate to California from Singapore where he currently serves as group chief information and operations officer at Standard Chartered Bank. "Technology, data and AI play an increasingly important role in how we deliver investment excellence, serve ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers. The reforms will ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards. In her the role, Waller will lead the association's professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... response to the potential for increased redemption activity. MA Financial has no exposure to the Bathla Group. Financial Standard understands the temporary redemption limit does not impact the $15.5 billion private credit fund manager's non-real ...