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APRA rebuffs calls to exempt super directors

APRA rebuffs calls to exempt super directors

APRA has rejected the urgings of the FSC and Law Council to include super fund directors in an exemption to the ownership and control rules.
Regulator insurance roundtable reveals TPD challenges

Regulator insurance roundtable reveals TPD challenges

ASIC and APRA have provided an outline of a roundtable with the major life insurers revealing worrying challenges with respect to TPD.
AIOFP partners with DASH on Foundation Adviser Wrap

AIOFP partners with DASH on Foundation Adviser Wrap

The AIOFP has selected DASH as its partner as it launches a white label wrap for financial advisers - the Foundation Adviser Wrap.
New appointment

AMP appoints Vernon’s successor in CFO role

Yasmine Raso 25 May 2026

Financial Planning

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AMP Limited has added a wealth of global financial services experience to its executive team with the appointment of Jackie Cleary as CFO.

Senior leadership appointment

Holding Redlich hires ex-ATO official amid regulatory pressure

Binaya Dahal 25 May 2026

Accounting

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Holding Redlich has tapped former ATO official Michael Patane as partner, bolstering its tax bench amid intensifying scrutiny.

When risk reasserts itself: Understanding the capital stack

Content Partnership 24 May 2026

Funds Management

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The concept of the capital stack is a familiar one to most professional investors. It describes where an investment might sit within a capital

Jumping

Where exiting InterPrac advisers have landed

Mike Taylor 22 May 2026

Financial Planning

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Despite suggestions that InterPrac advisers would end up at particular AFSLs they have, instead, landed across a broad cross-section.

Fintech feature

ASIC report says platforms foundational to digital

Mike Taylor 22 May 2026

Financial Planning

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A new ASIC report has identified the investment platforms as providing the foundation for further digital innovation in wealth management.

Australian mining

Miners drive dividend rebound as Australia growth soars

Yasmine Raso 22 May 2026

Investment

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Mining companies have found themselves at the centre of a global dividend surge, according to Capital Group’s latest Dividend Watch report.

Hand delivers money

InvestSMART offloads investor news, ETF business

Yasmine Raso 22 May 2026

Financial Planning

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InvestSMART Group has made arrangements to offload its Intelligent Investor business to Teaminvest Private Group.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Unlock your clients’ income potential

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 May 2026

Industry News

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Giving you the flexibility to tailor a portfolio aligned with your client’s personal goals and financial objectives.

US Debt and the Dollar’s Dominance

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 May 2026

Industry News

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As the US budget deficit expands and questions are raised about the future status of the US dollar, what policy levers could help address the challeng

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Private Asset Academy: Unlock the key to the world of private markets

Financial Newswire Contributor 8 April 2026

Industry News

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Explore nine essential lessons covering market definitions and investment strategies for private markets. Elevate your expertise and earn CPD.

Quality in Volatile Markets: La Trobe Financial’s Advantage

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 April 2026

Industry News

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As markets turn volatile, La Trobe Financial shows why quality matters most by delivering disciplined credit strategies built for consistent


Kevin Hogan

Criminality a factor in Shield, First Guardian – Opposition

Mike Taylor 21 May 2026

Financial Planning

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Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Kevin Hogan, says new regulatory settings must recognise criminality led to Shield, First Guardian

Senior appointment

VBP names new CEO amid Jacobsen departure

Yasmine Raso 21 May 2026

Financial Planning

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Vital Business Partners has installed former Godfrey Pembroke chief executive Mark Fisher as its new CEO as of 1 June.

complaints

ASIC admits ongoing negative feedback on breach reporting

Mike Taylor 20 May 2026

Financial Planning

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Despite early warnings, five years later ASIC has had to admit there is significant negative feedback on the reportable situations regime.

Chess kings competition

Partnerships aplenty as Retirement competition heats up

Mike Taylor 21 May 2026

Superannuation

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Six months ago ASIC and APRA were critical of super fund responses on retirement incomes, this week funds and platforms are lining up.

Partnership model

CFS takes partnership approach to retirement offerings

Mike Taylor 21 May 2026

Superannuation

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CFS has become the latest to adopt a partnership approach with Blackrock, Challenger and Generation Life to meeting its RIC obligations.

Data Centre Infrastructure

Infrastructure moves beyond defensive play: Lonsec

Binaya Dahal 22 May 2026

Investment

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Lonsec’s Payal Vasa says long‑term structural trends are positioning infrastructure assets as a source of growth.

Model portfolio

ClearBridge urges portfolio repositioning as oil crisis looms

Binaya Dahal 22 May 2026

Investment

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ClearBridge Investments Sam Peters says the current consensus could prove too complacent if the energy crisis intensifies as expected.

Keyboard private lenders

Discerning the differences in private credit labelling

Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals 21 May 2026

Investment

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An IMAP webinar looking at private credit and infrastructure debt has heard how mislabelling can lead to confusing and negative headlines.