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ASIC takes SMSF auditor to court for continuing work despite ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
ASIC has charged Kristian John Convery for acting as an SMSF auditor even after being permanently disqualified under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) by the regulator last year. ASIC said that Convery continued to act as an SMSF ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... reached $606.9 billion, rising 7% annually. Corporate super funds with $37.5 billion contracted by 28% during the 12 months. SMSF assets grew by $49.7 billion or 5% to nearly $1.1 trillion. There are currently 20 active industry super funds and 40 retail ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... million) - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) and the SMSF Association have advocated for spreading the special levy to across all Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... adviser conducting a rebalance on a wrap platform on a client's behalf could also fall under the new order. The FAAA and SMSF Association strongly oppose it, but Derham said the industry will need to wait and see the new developments of the reform ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... environments. This includes regulating seminar, telemarketing and referral-based tactics that target super switching and SMSF setups under the guise of "education" or "coaching". Second, a joint ASIC-APRA-Treasury review, tasked with strengthening governance ...

Brighter Super expands senior team

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Brighter Super has introduced three new senior leadership positions. It has appointed Hayley Powell as head of superannuation and retirement advice, Craig Godfrey as head of IFA partnership and growth, and Brendan Nerdal as head of stakeholder and corporate ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... interests duty. One quarter of these raised significant concerns about client detriment relating to recommendations to set up an SMSF. Only 38 files demonstrated compliance with the longstanding obligation for advisers to act in clients' best interests. ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... of understanding of the asset class continue to see growth potential. Meanwhile, Swyftx said the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market is treading this path "cautiously", with only over a third (37%) reporting digital assets in their portfolios, a slight ...

Financial Standard managing editor wins Journalist of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... Finchley & Kent won the Independent Dealer Group of the Year and GDA Financial Services' Michael Driessen bagged the SMSF Adviser of the Year. Driessen also won the SMSF Adviser of the Year Award. Yield Financial Planning's Jarrod Ferrier won ...

Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... saw superannuation fund fees fall for the sixth consecutive year. Super fund members, including self-managed super fund (SMSF) members, paid an industry aggregate of $34 billion in fees in FY25. While this is a 5% increase in total fees paid, it is outpaced ...