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Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, minister for health and ageing Mark Butler said he will soon introduce a bill to ensure the sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), seeing about 160,000 recipients' entitlements ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Sydney-based former financial adviser John Morgan from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Morningstar Investment Management's chief investment officer for Asia Pacific will shortly leave the post to pursue other opportunities. Matt Wacher was appointed to the role in 2019 and will finish up in late May. Wacher is also the chair of Morningstar's ...

Praemium progresses automation, finalises local job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Turbocharging its workforce automation, Praemium has finalised restructuring the local information technology division that made several jobs redundant and is on track to save $9 million in salary expenses. This includes cost savings from the closure ...

Treasury's proposal adds flexibility for new advisers: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) supports Treasury's proposed education reforms for financial advisers, noting they will provide significant flexibility for new entrants without reducing the rigour of the current settings. With ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) has issued three determinations in the month of April, including a reprimand to a financial adviser who continued to collect fees from a client for over a year after the service agreement ended. The adviser ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Voting is now open for the 2026 Financial Standard MAX Awards. The finalists for the 2026 MAX Awards have been selected across 19 categories. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards shine a light on individuals and teams excelling ...

ASX declares CHESS clearing services ready

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASX has confirmed CHESS Release 1 is ready for market open to provide clearing services. ASX is aiming to implement Release 2 of CHESS replacement in 2029. ASX said all approved market operators (AMO) advised they successfully connected to the new system ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC said it will be issuing new regulatory guidance and set out certain operations standards as it prepares to implement new laws which will bring digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing ...