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Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Nearly two thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has said introducing "frictions" into the super switching process could help avoid a repeat of the First Guardian and Shield "catastrophe". "No one wants to preside over a problem like this if there are some potential solutions. ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Simon Doyle, chief executive of Schroders Australia, will step down next year after a 22-year career with the company, with his successor announced. After a thorough search, UBS Asset Management country head Australia and New Zealand Alison Telfer will ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Colonial First State and AIA Australia will pay a combined $140 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of thousands of super fund members who paid excessive insurance fees. The class action was launched by Shine Lawyers in January ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Challenger has announced the appointment of Damian Graham to the new role of group chief investment officer, effective January 2026. The group chief investment officer position is a new role that will integrate investment teams from Challenger Life ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.6% at its November meeting, but economists were paying close attention to the tone of the statement released by the central bank. Betashares chief economist ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Perpetual confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital Private Equity to offload its wealth management business following media reports. The $232 billion fund manager said it signed an exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to further ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Private credit fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state of their investments, ASIC's investigation reveals, fearing they have the potential to harm investors, the sector itself and the broader financial ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Paradice Investment Management has launched an active ETF focused on Australian mid cap stocks on Cboe. Established in 2006, the fund's strategy has delivered actualised returns of 9.79%, outperforming its benchmark by 2.55% per year. Currently, the ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
There are many myths about retirement, and one of the most common is that people will run out of money. Even as Australians live longer and many spend up to three decades of their lives retired, the Retirement Income Review (RIR) found the typical retiree ...