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Banned SMSF auditor sentenced for falsifying reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Banned SMSF auditor Kirstian Convery has been sentenced to 60 hours of unpaid community work after pleading guilty to continuing to act as an auditor while disqualified and falsifying audit documents. Convery was convicted by the Melbourne Magistrates ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Total superannuation assets hit nearly $4.8 trillion in the last financial year, marking a 9% rise, namely driven by the rise of industry funds. APRA's newly released statistics for the year ending June 30 showed Australians' retirement savings ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Consider a situation where a financial adviser believes an investment is no longer suitable for their clients. Perhaps a fund manager is underperforming or a stock held directly by clients needs to be sold. In the past, advisers would often have to ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards. In her the role, Waller will lead the association's professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
The Australian Fiduciaries-linked APT Strategy has been reinstated as a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), paving the way for victims to come forward. AFCA today announced APT Strategy, which is in liquidation, is once again ...

Australian Unity names chief of staff, marketing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... eight years. Gopal's experience also covers portfolio construction, capital markets and product strategy at ANZ, NAB, SMS Management and Technology. Kerr joined Australian Unity as the group executive for finance and strategy, responsible for portfolio ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
The government will enforce sweeping reforms around cold calling, predatory superannuation switching and managed investment schemes (MISs) in the wake of the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund collapses, which lost an estimated $1 billion in retirement ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
For much of Australia's compulsory superannuation era, investing for retirement has been built on a quiet understanding: contribute consistently, trust professional fund managers and allow time to do the work. For a growing number of younger Australians ...
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