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DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... mortality pooling vehicle," he identified. In exploring how to make these solutions material, the study said engagement and financial literacy, as well as choice and default options are key factors for consideration. On the biggest issues effecting DC ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... "reminder of the risks of direct investments in funds that don't support in specie transfers". In a statement to Financial Standard, TelstraSuper said: "As a profit to member super fund, we always put our members first. This decision reflects our ...

Clime shutters two funds, offloads retail book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... of which is under an ASIC investigation, and will offload its retail client book for $1.65 million to an undisclosed financial advice practice. At the annual general meeting last week, Clime chair John Abernethy announced the closure of the Clime Australian ...

Sequoia shares dive nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's share price has dived nearly 50% since the start of the year, compounded by ASIC's recent lawsuit against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning, which has wiped millions from its market cap. Sequoia's share price ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... specialist wealth management and talent development platform Striver to launch a program that supports the next generation of financial advisers. The initiative will streamline high quality graduates and job seekers into the Entireti's network of member ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... Services), Phillip Bird and Daniel Holmes, have been convicted of two offences and fined $15,000 over failure to lodge financial statements and auditors' reports with ASIC for five years. They have each pleaded guilty to two charges of aiding, abetting ...

MA Financial secures Queensland shopping district for nearly $700m

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
MA Financial has acquired Hyperdome Town Centre in Loganholme, Brisbane for $678.7 million via one of its managed funds. The deal, which is expected to settle in December, brings MA Financial's total retail real estate transactions to $1.2 billion since ...

Diverged focus for HNWs presents adviser opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... portfolio resilience, and legacy transfer, it said. "With a historic transfer of wealth now reshaping Australia's financial landscape, clients are seeking guidance that bring both clarity and purpose to their decisions," Chisholm said. "The role ...

Advisers want to boost client book by 36%: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
While financial advisers have marginally increased the number of clients on their books to 112 on average, they aspire to serve 36% more, a new Colonial First State (CFS) survey finds. Advisers on average have increased the number of clients served ...

Macquarie makes bid for Qube

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... in relation to the proposal at this time and it will update them on the bid in due course. Qube has appointed UBS as financial adviser and Allens as legal adviser.