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Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... message to the industry, noting that only one-third of Australians approaching retirement felt confident about their financial future. However, challenges persist involving incomplete and unavailable data about relevant life or financial affairs accessible ...

Maria Lykouras nabs new chief gig

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... in a variety of senior leadership roles within Commonwealth Bank's advice businesses, served as head of risk for BT Financial Group's super, platforms and investments division, and worked in risk and compliance at Count Financial. SIAA chair Hamish Dee ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... executives to Melbourne to chart the course. Tenn Capital has marked its official entry to the local market, which offers financial solutions to high-net-worth (HNW) investors, companies, trusts, foundations and funds across real estate, financial assets ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... debt-to-income (DTI) home lending in a move to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system, APRA chair John Lonsdale said. From 1 February 2026, the limit on home loans will allow authorised deposit-taking ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The government has opened consultation to combat financial abuse in families perpetrated through coerced directorships. The consultation paper by the Treasury noted that financial abusers can exploit loopholes in tax and corporate systems, weaponising ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... fund's investment management arrangements with its parent company and whether the fees involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party expenditure and found deficiencies in the robustness ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... redundancy funds and long service leave funds - or employee entitlement schemes - will be required to apply for an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and comply with some managed investment provisions of the Corporations Act. Following Consultation ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... communication engagement initiatives to members, MLC Super said. He brings more than 20 years' experience across the financial services industry. Before Ignition Advice, he was leading the AMP general advice division for over six years. Earlier in his ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC has imposed additional licence conditions on Learn to Trade (LTT) after it failed to comply with financial services laws over delayed lodgement, commanding it to appoint a consultant to review the business. LTT was granted an AFSL in January 2010 ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... used was from sources such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which regularly publishes data on household financial position, debt levels and spending behaviour. Additionally, member engagement was generally done through live webinars and in-person ...