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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... between the ages of 45 and 49. AIA Australia chief executive and managing director Damien Mu recently told Financial Standard a top priority for the sector is to nut out how TPD and income protection can be redesigned around recovery and return-to-work ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... received by the trustee is reserved for the purpose of meeting the ORFR for the fund in accordance with APRA Prudential Standard SPS114 Operational Risk Financial Requirement. This is in addition to meeting enhanced operational risk obligations under ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... assist licensees amid heightened scrutiny as a result of recent managed investment schemes failure. Speaking to Financial Standard, Bhana said the collapses of the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds reflected the immediate need for an institutionalised ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... focus on trading and wealth. "We now have ambitions to be a world-class software technology business," he told Financial Standard. "The third stage is turning our minds to evolving our product sets across both business lines. AI and agentic platforms ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
For much of Australia's compulsory superannuation era, investing for retirement has been built on a quiet understanding: contribute consistently, trust professional fund managers and allow time to do the work. For a growing number of younger Australians ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Guardians of NZ Super has published an updated set of Sustainable Investment policy documents, using a new standalone framework to describe the policies, standards and procedures that underpin its sustainable investment activities. The update was ...

New platform provides guidance for retirees

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... persisting for retiring members seeking purpose in the retirement phase. Purpose Again founder Colin Pudsey told Financial Standard he's launched the platform on a mission to help find "meaningful" contributions for those that are transitioning into ...

Advisers bolster client book amid compliance burden: CoreData

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... sense of community as key attributes of high-performing licensees. One adviser said their licensee delivered "a high standard of support with significant flexibility" that enabled them to run a successful business, citing quality research, daily meetings ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
New research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found two-thirds of Australians have not been contacted by their super fund over the past year encouraging them to make a binding death benefit nomination. The Your Say on Super survey showed at least ...