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Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... such as the wholesale investor test, to distinguish between retail and sophisticated investors, access to private asset products is easily available to individual retail investors via vehicles such as evergreen funds and listed investment vehicles (LIVs). ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Statements of Advice that included misleading statements and recommended placing entire superannuation balances into high-risk products. It said this was particularly the case where the fact find had been done by an unlicensed third party, the SOA was ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... insurance policies that limit cover for mental health. Currently, clause 2.1(b) of the code requires insurers to design new products that do not incorporate a blanket exclusion specific to mental health in the general terms and conditions of the standard ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... who operated under a limited licence to provide advice on SMSF establishments and classes of product, but not specific products, under authorisation provided by the National Tax & Accountants' Association's (NTAA) Australian financial services ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... mostly relating to AMP's superannuation offerings, including head of product - superannuation, director stronger super products and prudential standards, and most recently head of corporate pensions. AMP chief executive Blair Vernon told Financial ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... yesterday to curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. It also opened consultation on the sustainability of the CSLR and the best way for the industry ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... it will strengthen the financial infrastructure of the business and enhance the underlying quality and architecture of products for private wholesale investment clients by enabling optimised portfolio construction and diversification. "Securing support ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... foundational model developers like OpenAI and Anthropic, and finally the application layer, where those models are used to build products and services tailored to specific industries and end users. Not a simple cake, this one. Nor is it cheap to make. ...

Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... granted an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), as the crypto exchange looks to expand into traditional financial products leveraging digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after the passage of the Digital Assets Framework Bill, which requires ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... will curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. The Enhancing member protections in the superannuation system consultation covers four key issues: making ...