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Centuria Bass freezes private credit fund redemptions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... anticipated that these measures will remain in place for between two to six months, although the timeframe remains subject to review by the trustee (Centuria Bass Financial Services)," Centuria Bass spokesperson said. Centuria Bass said the fund remains ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... investment activities and setting reduction targets; and sustainable investment communication and reporting. The Guardians will review the companies named in the Nazzal proceedings using the updated policy framework and will provide a further update ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Group chief financial officer Frank Kwok defended the decision, telling the committee both the timing and the scope of the review had been agreed directly with Macquarie. "The scope of the review has been shared and, more importantly, agreed with us ...

Women lead in voluntary contributions: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... tended to increase with age, according to the analysis. Van Veen said members could use the start of the financial year to review their super balance, retirement goals and eligibility for measures such as government co-contributions. "Even small changes ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... expert, Michelle Levy, has been appointed as an independent director. Levy was previously chair of the Quality of Advice review and partner at Allens. "Financial advice that takes into account someone's personal circumstances can make a big difference ...

Life CCC unveils FY27 priorities

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... Meantime, to target claims decision quality and insurers' complaints handling practices, the Life CCC will also conduct a review to assess complaints on declined, closed or delayed claims, especially whether insurers were able to clearly explain claim ...

Guardians farewells head of asset allocation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... portfolio approach and recently finalised a series of important investment governance reviews, including the five-yearly review of the fund's reference portfolio," Dunstan added. "He leaves the Guardians with our best wishes and our thanks for the excellent ...

ASIC suspends AFSL of GFA Capital Markets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... as shares, currencies or commodities, without owning them. ASIC identified GFA's deficiencies during its industry-wide review of 52 licenced CFD issuers. It found the firm failed to properly separate and handle client money into a designated client money ...

Treasury opens consult on TPB sanctions framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... Enhancing Tax Practitioner Regulation and Compliance receipt measure. The measure also implements recommendations of the 2019 review of the TPB." Registered tax agents and BAS agents are regulated by the TPB, which decides whether to register an entity ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail business will be wound down over the next 18 months following a strategic review, and forms part of the ongoing simplification of the HSBC Group. "For now, customers can continue to bank with us as normal ...