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FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has launched the Advice Academy in a bid to help and support new entrants. Advice Academy offers training modules from Kaplan Professional, mentoring opportunities, a professional year (PY) hours tracker ...

ASIC accuses ALAMMC Group directors of contempt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
ASIC said that a husband and wife who misappropriated investor funds from their property development scheme operating under ALAMMC Group are guilty of contempt for allegedly, among other things, transferring more than $500,000 from their frozen accounts. ...

ASIC invites feedback on disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
ASIC is inviting the superannuation and investment management sectors to have their say on changes to stamp duty and portfolio holdings disclosure requirements. The request follows a targeted review of superannuation investment disclosure requirements ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Following a consultation process that was launched in June, ASIC has outlined its approach to the regulation of employee redundancy funds under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act), once the current relief expires on 1 April 2026. Operators ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Inflation rose 3.8% in the year to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 3.6%. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9%), clothing and footwear (5.4%), education (5.4%) ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Members' superannuation savings climbed 9.4% in the year to September to $4.5 trillion, new APRA data shows, spearheaded by the industry funds dominating the asset pool. Industry super funds' assets under management (AUM) grew by 13% annually ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
As it prepares to merge with Aware Super, TelstraSuper is closing its Direct Access option - and some members aren't happy about it. Last week, TelstraSuper informed members that Direct Access would be closed to new investments from this week. The ...

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 ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Originally launched for institutional investors in 2008, the Lazard Global Equity Advantage Fund is now available as an Australian unit trust. Lazard Asset Management said the strategy is designed to perform across market cycles by applying a "disciplined ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...