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Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... product list (APL), stating that they can't just rely upon research houses, or products that were included on the investment menu of a super fund. More rigorous processes need to be utilised during pre-vet and when dealing with lead generators, if ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Marex Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... additional licence conditions. The new licence conditions centre on HTFS Nominees' weak, ill-defined and inconsistent investment option selection criteria. APRA said there is inadequate due diligence conduct on new investment options, including poor ...

Sequoia Financial chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... from May 15 to June 3. The interim dividend was previously delayed pending the proposed sale of InterPrac to Conquest Investment Partners; however, the sale agreement was ditched May 1 following ASIC's concerns over the transaction. At the time ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... models and not-for-profit models." Equity Trustees said it strongly supports proposals by Treasury to reform managed investment schemes (MISs) and their responsible entities (REs), as well as the regulation of lead generators. It said the most critical ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... research and due diligence for what are complex asset classes. Morningstar added super funds have the benefit of long investment horizons, along with having positive, consistent member inflows, which better enable allocations to less liquid assets while ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... before launching products. "For us, a sandbox, for example would have been quite important because we have to make that investment even before we got any certainty on the product," Paun said. Longo stressed that trust would ultimately determine whether ...

Capital Group, KKR launch public-private fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... diversification. KKR and Capital Group formed an exclusive strategic alliance in 2024 to democratise hybrid public-private market investment solutions across multiple asset classes, geographies, and channels. Last year, they launched their first two ...

ASIC moves to extend managed investment scheme relief measures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to extend relief measures applying to a range of managed investment schemes, proposing to remake six legislative instruments due to expire later this year. Under the proposal, the instruments ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... managers must anticipate the potentially negative impact on assets, investments and economies, the annual Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference held in Melbourne heard. Speaking on a panel, Colonial First State (CFS) chief ...