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Mulino taps super sector to help pay CSLR special levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... accordance with ASIC regulatory effect. Under this approach the primary sub sectors contributing to the levy would be licensees that provide personal advice on relevant financial products to retail clients (22%), credit providers (15.3%), responsible ...

ASIC suspends Newcastle advice firm's AFSL over missing key person

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... licence and ensure they operate according to those conditions. The suspension is part of ASIC's broader review of advice licensees that use lead generation services and reinforces its ongoing focus to ensure compliance by AFSL holders.

Rainmaker's John Dyall to retire

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... research, formerly AXA. For over 12 years, he led a team that supported more than 1000 financial advisers across multiple licensees. The role covered everything from manager research and portfolio construction to strategic asset allocation and ongoing ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... approaching or in retirement as a key strategic priority. Yet, three years later, there is a widening gap between RSE licensees that are innovating to meaningfully drive better retirement outcomes and meet their members' needs, compared to those ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... financial services licence (AFSL) holders that it is sternly cracking down on reporting failures. "It is important that AFS licensees lodge timely reports with ASIC so that ASIC can monitor their financial health and make sure they meet their financial ...

MLC platform adds retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... income product launched in August with TAL and Challenger. Andrew Long is tasked with promoting MLC Retirement Boost to licensees and financial advisers. Long brings years of experience to the role, having held strategic retirement partnership positions ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... service definitions," she said. From 2026, significant changes to the AML/CTF regime will impact financial advisers and licensees. According to AUSTRAC, the new laws expand its regulation into new industries that are recognised domestically and globally ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... along with Finura Digital. myhub is intended to be flexible enough to integrate applications developed by practices and licensees, streamlining tasks including client meeting preparation, scenario modelling, client goal tracking, SOA creation, and compliance ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... the last minute and should be spread throughout the CPD year, as good practice. Australian financial services (AFS) licensees must ensure their [sic] are adequately trained (including by complying with the CPD requirement, for financial advisers)." ASIC ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. ASIC has previously issued infringement notices to other licensees in response to concerns about alleged greenwashing including against Morningstar, Future Super, Diversa Trustees, Northern Trust ...