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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Societe Generale fined $3.88m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... address manipulative market behaviour. This included a lack of training, skills and management oversight to adequately monitor the ASX 24 electricity and wheat futures market. "Market gatekeepers have a duty to keep our markets safe. They have direct ...

K2 Asset Management seeks M&A partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
As funds under management (FUM) hits nearly $5 billion, K2 Asset Management (KAM) flagged it is "now actively exploring mergers and acquisitions". KAM's responsible entity (RE), trustee and administration business drove FUM growth in the 12 months ...

ASIC proposes 'kill switches' for unusual trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
ASIC is consulting on proposed changes to modernise market integrity rules (MIRs) governing participants' trading systems and automated trading. ASIC said the proposed changes aim to keep pace with continued developments in technology, including artificial ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Equity Trustees will face court over its alleged due diligence failures concerning the Shield Master Fund. ASIC flagged that as a superannuation trustee, Equity Trustees oversaw the investment of around $160 million of retirement savings into Shield ...

Binance under microscope over loose controls

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) directed Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor after "serious concerns" were identified from its independent review. The concerns are in relation to the crypto exchange's ...

ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... cancellation data into design processes, and improving product monitoring. Some insurers have insufficient systems to monitor product problems, which allowed those issues to continue undetected, while others have no process for frontline staff to report ...

Vision Super divests G8 Education over abuse charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Vision Super is divesting G8 Education in response to horrifying allegations of child sex abuse at one of its centres. The company was added to the list of investment exclusions in Vision Super's responsible investment policy on July 27. In June ...

Mercer Super sued over 'longstanding and systemic' failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... risk. "As one of Australia's largest super funds, Mercer Super should have had adequate systems in place to manage and monitor critical issues like this." In a statement, Mercer Super acknowledged the action. "We have cooperated with ASIC during ...

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... the management of our investments in this market and reduce the number of companies that we and the Council on Ethics monitor," Tangen said. The move comes amidst several countries stating they will recognise Palestine next month, which includes Australia ...