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Financial planning
AMP and HUB24 have shared the areas where they are seeking future adviser growth, with HUB24 targeting adding more than 2,000 advisers to the platform....
Financial planning
A “large dependency” on research houses, poor performance indicators, and a failure to close underperforming options are among platform trustee problems flagged by APRA....
Financial planning
With platforms reporting frequent adviser requests for alternative assets, especially for high-net-worth clients, two platforms have shared the complexities of hosting th...
Financial planning
APRA has issued a letter to platform trustees to urgently improve their onboarding practices and monitoring to safeguard investments held on platforms, in light of First ...
Financial planning
ASIC chair Joe Longo has announced he will step down at the end of his term, departing the corporate regulator in May 2026....
Financial planning
Financial advisers have been urged to consider the role they are using AT1 hybrids for in client portfolios when it comes to deciding on a suitable fixed income replaceme...
Superannuation
While all MySuper products successfully passed the latest performance test, trustee-directed products encountered difficulties....
Financial planning
Licensees are figuring out how to navigate the annual superannuation performance test to avoid any clients being stuck in affected funds and whether they need to start ru...
Funds management
The latest budget papers have outlined a $10 million provision for ASIC greenwashing enforcement activity as well as funds for a sustainable labelling regime to be partia...
Funds management
The ASX board has appointed Wayne Byres as a non-executive director, who previously served as APRA chair for more than eight years. ...
Superannuation
Total MySuper assets are approaching $1 trillion while the number of funds with more than six members has declined by 40 per cent over the last five years, according to A...
Financial planning
The FAAA has called for APRA to update the sole purpose test to reflect changes under the Quality of Advice Review for super funds to provide advice....
Superannuation
Some 16 super RSEs are paying over $1 million to their boards of trustees, according to latest APRA data. ...
Superannuation
APRA has imposed additional licence restrictions on NGS Super, which suffered a cyber attack earlier this year....
Superannuation
There is scope for superannuation licensees to further reduce their fees, particularly in trustee directed products, according to an APRA report....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...