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Chris Marco sentenced to prison over $34m fraud

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025

... "one of the most serious" frauds ASIC has ever investigated. "The sentence handed down by the Supreme Court today is the highest sentence imposed by an Australian court in relation to an ASIC criminal investigation," Court said. "This sentence reflects ...

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The CPI rose 1.3% in the September 2025 quarter, which is the highest quarterly rise since March 2023. The largest contributor to this quarterly movement was electricity costs, which rose by 9%," ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... it is a risk which should still be planned for. Australian CPI inflation hit 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022, the highest in three decades, and gave investors a small taste of its debilitating effect. "Things like commodities are not great in low ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... good fit between the two." Cox said the response from FINSIA members has been positive and renewal rates are among the highest he's seen in several years. "We've actually seen a number of former members that have said they would love to be part ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... $1.3 billion penalty for its breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, minting the highest civil penalty in Australian history. Chief among the bank's failures were in its reporting and to reasonably monitor ...

Fortitude launches Small Cap PE Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025

... Associates, companies with an enterprise value of less than $200 million in the private equity space have historically been the highest performer. Fortitude noted that there are more than 68,000 domestic companies in this segment. "We have a rich heritage ...

Avantis Investors launches active ETFs in Australia

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025

... the Australian market. The ETFs are available on Cboe, with each charging a distinct management fee. AVTS charges the highest at 0.49% per annum, followed by AVTE (0.45% p.a.) and AVTG (0.30% p.a.). Each ETF aims to achieve long-term returns and is distributed ...

Rest pays $40k over misleading statements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025

... ASIC said. Rest paid the infringement notices on September 22. In a statement, it said: "Rest members rightly expect the highest level of service, and the experience of the impacted members clearly fell short of these expectations in this instance." ...

CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025

... followed by 61 claims paid to clients of MyPlanner Australia totalling $1.8 million. MyPlanner went bust in 2020. The third highest number of claims were paid to clients of APC Securities in the securities dealing sub-sector. Some $1.2 million was paid ...

FAAA award finalists named

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025

... annual awards program, including Adviser of the Year. The awards acknowledge members who are committed to delivering the highest standards of trusted and professional advice to Australian consumers, as well as those who go above and beyond to support ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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