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ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
ASIC has cancelled CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL, which is linked to the now-defunct Linchpin Capital, effective October 7. The cancellation comes after CPG ceased to carry on a financial services business and failed to pay industry funding levies ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Retail and financial adviser-led investors, who demand exposures to hedge funds, continue to face substantial hurdles and receive lower returns from similar strategies, according to Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Financial advisers are moving to automate many business processes, but investment automation remains limited as they look to maintain control over decision-making. The AdviceTech 2025 Turning Data Into Growth report, based on over 300 financial advice ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... administrators in September 2024, BDO found that Keystone failed to maintain proper records resulting in the lodgement of breach reports with ASIC. ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke said auditor independence underpins stakeholder trust and confidence ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance ...

Liquidity, operational shocks major issues for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... careful liquidity management," it said. The review also highlighted the April cyber attacks which saw criminals attempt to breach the systems of several super funds, and although most attacks were repelled, AustralianSuper saw 600 member accounts accessed ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The government is inviting industry feedback on its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... victims were reimbursed, many were baffled by how such a well-established institution, one of such scale, could allow such a breach to occur. The answer? Well, in part, it was the lack of double verification requirements. The nation's largest super ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair and members to MDP

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
ASIC has appointed a new chair, deputy chair and three new members to its Market Disciplinary Panel (MDP), replacing five members who are set to retire. Victoria Weekes has been appointed chair of the MDP, taking over the reigns from Simon Gray after ...