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FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... in September last year," he says. "That's been lucky from a timing perspective, but we know there's so much compliance required with investment bonds that as the manager, there's a lot of manual processes in the industry to make sure we're ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers, from setting up their AFSL to revenue management, compliance, research, Xplan, marketing and more, it said. It includes options for one-off services such as website development, marketing ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... regulatory requirements, member-first principles, and our operational framework - while maintaining strong governance, compliance, and sustainability standards." Hostplus did not respond to Financial Standard 's question regarding guardrails being considered ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... internal dispute resolution system and ensure its services were provided appropriately. Meanwhile, Binance's senior compliance staff provided inadequate oversight or review of client applications and supporting documentation, further weakening the ...

Equip Super appoints acting chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... role, jumping across from Hostplus where she was head of legal, governance and resolutions. She oversees the legal, compliance, governance and company secretariat functions. She's previously held roles like executive manager, risk, platforms and investment ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... management as key client benefits, while practice benefits - particularly simplified management, time savings, and reduced compliance workload - are reinforcing managed accounts as an essential operating tool for advice businesses." When recommending ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... sole director Justin Harding will remain with the business post-sale. He is also currently the head of legal, risk and compliance at Sequoia. InterPrac currently has a professional indemnity (PI) insurance policy worth $20 million covering the failures ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... all about three things, attracting and absorbing investment; making it easier to build and build faster; and cutting compliance costs where we can." On tax reform, the Treasurer said it is an important part of the government's productivity agenda with ...

Influx of data weighing on legacy systems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... Singh said this creates issues when a third-party platform wants to access to an institution in terms of security and compliance concerns. "With the compliance lens on top of it, there are frameworks like CDRs, they have an ever-evolving requirement. ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... where appropriate, in pursuing their own AFSL or transitioning to another licensee of their choosing, including through compliance and support services available within the Sequoia group." Sequoia is currently suing the Australian Financial Complaints ...