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Diversa winds up struggling super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Diversa is closing one of its superannuation funds following a rapid decline in member accounts and funds under management. The Personal Choice Private Fund is being terminated and is expected to be wound up by 30 June 2026. All member accounts must ...

National decline in retirement confidence: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
AMP has launched Retirement Confidence Pulse, a new barometer to measure how financially confident Australians feel about life after work. The inaugural score is a concerning 50/100. Amidst a cost-of-living crisis and spikes in household expenses, the ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... continue to gain traction globally; Japan recently approved a licensed yen-backed token (JPYC), while in the US, the Genius Act continues to underscore stablecoins' role in the financial system, Carnegie noted. "Stablecoins are already the fastest-scaling ...

MSC awarded dual mandate from newly established litigation funder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
MSC Trustees and MSC Abacus, both part of MSC Group, have been appointed as the trustee and administrator for a newly established third-party litigation funder, Ninety Mile Capital. Ninety Mile Capital is based in Melbourne and was founded by chief ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... a strong commitment to doing things right and we welcome the industry's commitment to leading this work. They need to act decisively." He added that while the report does highlight some encouraging practices, it also shows behaviours that fall short ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to RELI Capital

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC has issued an interim stop order against the RELI Capital Mortgage Fund, a registered managed investment scheme operated by RELI Capital. The regulator said it is to protect consumers and retail investors from acquiring a product not suitable for ...

BT launches new low-cost investment menu

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
BT is launching 'Focus' on its Panorama platform, a new low-cost investment menu in partnership with Vanguard Investments Australia. Available from October, the menu is designed to assist financial advisers in delivering scalable, cost-effective platform ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
Stockspot is making what it calls its biggest changes since launching, including lowering monthly fees for some accounts to $1 per month, and other initiatives aimed at making investing more accessible. Stockspot now charges only $1 a month for balances ...

APRA to hunt for new deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said a search is underway after APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole advised the Treasurer of her intention to step down at the end of her current term on 30 June 2026. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...