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Sequoia boasts of 'good governance' despite ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... operational risk financial requirement (ORFR) reserves. ASIC has levelled several serious allegations at InterPrac in its case filing, including that it failed to ensure representatives acted in clients' best interests, failed to respond appropriately ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... Research managing director Louis Christopher's said SQM "intends to respectfully defend the proceedings" brought by ASIC. The case marks the first time ASIC has acted against a research house. "SQM takes its regulatory obligations extremely seriously ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... the style." While she noted that statistically the recovery is a continuation of the bounce back from the drawdowns, in the case of a bigger market correction, trend following generally is expected to thrive.

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
APRA executive director - superannuation, life and private health insurance Carmen Beverley-Smith has warned superannuation trustees that the regulator will use the full extent of its powers if funds are spending member money in irresponsible ways. ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is suing SQM Research over its 'favourable' rating for the Shield Master Fund, marking the first time the watchdog has acted against a research house. ASIC alleges that the research house failed to obtain information needed to properly ...

Super performance test, DBFO reforms coming: Government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Speaking at the ASFA Conference 2025, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino said long-awaited superannuation reforms are on the way. Chalmers said despite pressing issues globally and at home, reforms in the superannuation sector ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... companies that breach the UN Global Compact or have otherwise been found to commit human rights violations" periodically and on a case-by-case basis. Toward the lower end, Australian Retirement Trust's (ART) Diversified Socially Conscious Balanced ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... pre-vetting process. Kirkland pointed to the collapses of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund as the "worst-case scenario" for switching superannuation funds based on bad advice. "SMSF trustees should be aware of the associated costs ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has said introducing "frictions" into the super switching process could help avoid a repeat of the First Guardian and Shield "catastrophe". "No one wants to preside over a problem like this if there are some potential solutions. ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... cuts follow; if not, we may be staring at a very short easing cycle - or a surprise hike," Bassanese said. "In short -it's a case of rate cuts delayed, not denied. But with some signs that the economy may be more inflation prone than previously thought ...