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Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Nearly two thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds should be more innovative in boosting member engagement by offering tangible rewards and benefits that can lead to meaningful, repeatable interactions, according to a new whitepaper. The paper published by ASX-listed customer engagement ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Metrics Credit Partners has strongly supported ASIC's calls for the private credit industry to deliver enhanced standards and says it looks to play a leading role in the process. ASIC's deep dive into the private credit sector revealed fund managers ...

AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
AZ NGA has taken an undisclosed stake in Adelaide-based accounting and financial planning firm Oreon Partners. Established in 2014, Oreon Partners offers accounting, business advisory, tax and financial planning services to individuals and small-to-medium-sized ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Australians do not want their super invested in digital assets, despite some super funds and overseas pension funds dipping their toes in. According to Swyftx's fifth Annual Australian Crypto Survey, based on a survey of some 3009 Australian adults ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Colonial First State and AIA Australia will pay a combined $140 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of thousands of super fund members who paid excessive insurance fees. The class action was launched by Shine Lawyers in January ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.6% at its November meeting, but economists were paying close attention to the tone of the statement released by the central bank. Betashares chief economist ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Perpetual confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital Private Equity to offload its wealth management business following media reports. The $232 billion fund manager said it signed an exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to further ...

Vanguard proposes tax-free way to save extra cash

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Vanguard has proposed the introduction of a new scheme through which young Australians could move excess cash into a tax-incentivised investment account. The proposed MyInvestment scheme would involve an account with an annual contribution limit of ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Private credit fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state of their investments, ASIC's investigation reveals, fearing they have the potential to harm investors, the sector itself and the broader financial ...