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ASX shareholder looks to sue directors, officers over CHESS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
One of the ASX's shareholders is using a type of claim permitted under the Corporations Act to sue the market operator's former directors and officers on behalf of the ASX itself. The ASX told the market Rosherville has proposed to bring an action in ...

Women lead in voluntary contributions: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
New analysis by the profit-to-member fund found women represented around 65% of members making voluntary contributions, compared with 35% men. The data also showed a sharp concentration of voluntary contributions around the end of the end of the financial ...

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
Former Equitable Financial Solutions director Usman Siddiqui has been sentenced to six years and six months' imprisonment for dishonestly using his position as a director and misappropriating company funds. Siddiqui, the former sole director of Equitable ...

ASIC ramps up enforcement action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
ASIC has delivered 150 administrative enforcement outcomes in 2025-26, including the removal or restriction of 87 individuals and businesses from providing financial services as the regulator intensifies action against misconduct across the financial ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D'Amore has been sentenced to almost four years' imprisonment after admitting to dishonestly misusing nearly $700,000 of company funds and authorising false statements to ASIC. The Federal Court sentence ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone ...

Treasury rolls out negative gearing, CGT Tranche 2 consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
Treasury has launched part two of the negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) reforms, hoping to clarify some more of the "complex issues" that apply to a range of specific circumstances and structures. Among the key measures, the government has ...

Treasury opens consult on TPB sanctions framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft regulations and a draft determination to support a stronger sanctions framework for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The draft regulations would require the TPB to publish information about sanctions on the public ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Despite only accounting for less than 10% of the total complaints lodged, investment and advice complaints have seen the steepest increase in FY26, data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. AFCA received a record 119,949 ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia will sell its portfolio of local home loans and personal loans valued at $36 billion to Blackstone. The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail ...