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UniSuper pilots' digital estate planning partnership with Safewill

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... separately through fund nominations. The partnership comes as digital estate planning tools gain traction across the financial services sector amid growing focus on retirement preparedness and the intergenerational wealth transfer. Members with more ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... and exercising its powers in relation to First Guardian; and failed to do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its Australian financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. "This is the second action ...

Bell Financial launches Tandem Capital

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... investment offering aimed at advisers and their clients. The new business will provide advisers with access to margin lending services supported by dedicated account manages, while allowing clients to retain trading arrangements with their existing or ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... inflation in Australia. Indirectly, a rise in oil prices will impact the cost of producing and distributing goods and services. Domestically fuel accounts for around 2% to 2.5% of the cost of producing and distributing other goods and services in the ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... very excited to have him on board to take VBP forward," Jacobsen said. "Over the past few years, VBP has expanded its services and offerings to advice, accounting and mortgage broking businesses, and opened new offices in Cagayan De Oro, in the Philippines. ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... risk advice, CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt argued the CSLR levy should be spread across the broader financial services sector and the government, rather than saddling advisers with a "disproportionate" burden. "Risk advisers aren't a threat ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... reform, promoting productivity. Heading into 2027, the focus will be on RegistryConnect to deliver streamlined digital services for company registrations. "We are deliberately prioritising initiatives that deliver the greatest benefit and are consulting ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader financial services industry. FICA's membership now spans nine industry associations across banking, investments and broader financial services ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... appointed Patricia Cross as an operating partner for Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its regional financial services expertise as it looks to drive growth across portfolio companies. Cross brings more than four decades of executive and board ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... alongside those in the US, UK, and Brazil. We're looking forward to continually updating our users on new and expanded services as regulatory clarity continues to mature globally." To access DEX, users must create a self-custody DEX wallet prior to trading ...