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Showing 61 - 70 of 2024 results for "Application"

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
HUB24 has taken an equity stake in Finura Digital, the parent company to Advice Designer, a SaaS platform that helps financial advisers automate their advice production processes. In addition, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an "ecosystem concept" being ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... into the fund, irrespective of their individual circumstances." Due to MWL being in administration, ASIC said its application to make these allegations is subject to the Federal Court's approval or consent of administrators. If allowed to proceed, ASIC ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... platform or product providers they use. For example, modern platforms' applications cost practices an average of $760 per application and take about eight hours to complete, while industry funds' applications cost more than double ($1645) and take longer ...

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 ...

First Mutual Private Equity gambled $80m of investor funds: ASIC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... accusations or proceedings. An additional court hearing is scheduled for December 2 of this year regarding ASIC's application to appoint receivers to the defendants' property.

Cboe calls time on Australian market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... noting that ASIC has been fostering competition through its support. ASIC recently approved Cboe Australia's listing application to further level the playing field with the ASX. "Our Australian and Canadian equities businesses have consistently performed ...

Equity Trustees to ask Mulino for help amid First Guardian, Shield fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Equity Trustees will follow Netwealth's lead and make an application to the government under Part 23 of the SIS Act for help in making First Guardian and Shield investors whole. Speaking at the Equity Trustees annual general meeting today, managing ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... Global Alpha Fund. More than $92 million was invested in the funds, much of which is now unaccounted for. Following an application by ASIC, the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB) has cancelled O'Shea's registration, saying he was not a fit ...

Netwealth invokes Part 23 of SIS Act in First Guardian response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... Guardian Master Fund (FGMF), with about $101 million estimated to have been lost. Netwealth said the purpose of the application is to ensure members are restored to their financial position prior to the fraud occurring. The $101 million reflects total ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... obligations. "If the death occurs within the first two years of the policy, insurers may investigate the original application for misrepresentation," he adds. However, Viridian Advisory senior financial adviser Shaun Au notes that most super funds aim ...