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APRA consults on CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... additional type or provider, then the submission should include why the entity considers the provider to be material. Whether it relied upon for the delivery of a critical operation, or how it exposes the entity to material operational risk. APRA also ...

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... meaningful peer comparisons. It will also provide a medalist rating price score from -2.5 to 2.5, which will explicitly reflect whether an investment fee is a liability or competitive advantage, subtracting from or adding to the overall rating. The new ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Questions have been raised in the Senate Economics Legislation Committee over whether Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been sitting on advice for reforms related to the regulation of managed investment schemes. Senator for NSW Dave Sharma asked the Department ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... accurate disclosure enables investors to understand what they are paying for, directly and indirectly, and to better judge whether they are being appropriately compensated for the associated risk." In relation to valuations, Kirkland said investors rely ...

Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... clarified that the application to the Federal Court addresses the different interests of investors who were in the SMF - whether directly as unitholders or as indirect investors via membership of financial services offered by institutions such as Macquarie ...

More than 2000 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... 2026. Of these, 836 may be eligible for the experienced provider pathway but their licensee is yet to notify ASIC as to whether they will take this option, the regulator noted. There are also 827 existing providers who, unless exempt, must complete specified ...

ASIC invites feedback on disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... regulator said. "The group met twice, once in September and once in October 2025, to provide ASIC with expert advice on whether disclosure settings were causing distortions to investment decisions. This next step will help gather wider sector feedback ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... prudential regulator has flagged concerns over the fund's investment management arrangements with its parent company and whether the fees involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... so you mix a drawdown benefit with a deferred annuity or an annuity so that people don't run out of money," he added. Whether this is "basic use of an annuity market, which is basically giving you longevity protection," or "setting up a mortality pooling ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... conflicts of interest policy to remove Zuckerberg's decision-making authority over potential conflicts, and to consider whether executives may have material non-public information in their possession when reviewing an insider trading policy and before ...