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AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
ASIC has said operational failures by superannuation fund trustees as well as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the local regulatory space in 2026. Operational failures among super trustees and administrators, such as delays in processing ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... "The decision deviates from similar cases, imposing an overly harsh and disproportionate penalty. For example, a comparable case involved a two-year ban limited to providing personal advice to retail clients," the application read. "The decision inaccurately ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... the large number of similar cases efficiently and fairly, it adopted the lead decision approach, allowing it to select a case that "best represents" the group. In the FSGA lead decision, AFCA found the complainant received personal advice in October ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... field." ASIC said this marks the first outcome for its new specialist insider trading team which investigated and finalised the case within 16 months of the offending. ASIC said its market surveillance team detected Forrest's suspicious trading activity ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Australia's booming exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market is failing to capture the big money from superannuation funds and institutional investors as retail investors' dominance reigns supreme. Surpassing $330 billion in total funds under management ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... more capital support for Europe's strategic independence from the US in the coming years, and it is clear that in that case those funds will not flow to the US or other non-European markets. "Our own recent investment in a European defence fund can ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
While the improved methodology for calculating superannuation earnings was previously applauded by the industry, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) and CPA Australia believe the Better Targeted Super Concessions Bill still fails to strike the "right balance" ...

Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... that had exporters absorbed the tariffs, their US prices would have fallen relative to other markets, but this was not the case. "We compared Indian exports to the US with shipments to Europe and Canada and identified a clear pattern," Hinz said. "Both ...

IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects global inflation will continue it's decline, but Australia will buck the trend. In its more recent World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF said headline global inflation is expected to fall to 3.8% in 2026 ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... address similar complaints, each complaint is still investigated and determined on its own circumstances, AFCA said. In this case, two people told AFCA they were cold-called to have their super reviewed, while being referred to an adviser from MWL who ...