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ASX profits slump as ASIC inquiry costs bite

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
ASX has taken a profit hit due to skyrocketing expenses in FY26, thanks to one-off costs associated with the ASIC inquiry. Statutory net profit was down 3.5% to $484.9 million. Total expenses were up 21.1% in the period to $557 million, including $51.1 ...

Women lead in voluntary contributions: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
New analysis by the profit-to-member fund found women represented around 65% of members making voluntary contributions, compared with 35% men. The data also showed a sharp concentration of voluntary contributions around the end of the end of the financial ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
New analysis depicted duration as the biggest headwind for bond investors, with both Australian and global bonds labelled as the "laggards" against their peers over the 12 months to June end. Morningstar's Fixed Income Sector Wrap 2026 highlighted ...

Bravura earnings rise nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
Bravura Solutions lifted earnings by nearly 50% in the latest round of financial results, with profit after tax hitting $110.9 million. The group reported underlying revenue from customers of $282.6 million, rising 9.6% year on year despite foreign ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... only scheme of its kind worldwide funded from the retirement savings of people who cannot claim from it, and that needs to change immediately. In a new whitepaper titled Building a Sustainable Compensation Scheme of Last Resort - benchmarked by Marsh ...

Life CCC unveils FY27 priorities

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has laid out its priorities for the current financial year, including providing the necessary support required for the upcoming implementation of the revised Life Code (Code). The focus in FY27 is largely ...

ASIC ramps up enforcement action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... "They can often be deployed more swiftly than or ahead of court action to help prevent further harm, drive behavioural change and strengthen trust and confidence in Australia's financial and corporate markets." Of the financial services and credit outcomes ...

Retirement portfolios need a new playbook: Real Asset Management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
The traditional 60/40 portfolio may no longer provide the protection retirees need, with advisers urged to rethink portfolio construction as market volatility, inflation and longevity risks reshape retirement planning. Speaking at the Advisers Big Day ...

Cbus rolls out death benefit nomination changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Cbus will roll out changes to death benefit nominations, which include scrapping nominations that expire in three years. Effective October 16, Cbus will offer new non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations and allow members to make them online. The ...

Nomura AM shuffles global listed real estate team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... global listed real estate team will continue to operate seamlessly across Chicago, London, Hong Kong and Sydney with no change to client coverage, operations or strategy," MIM said. The fund oversees about $84.2 million in assets under management. It ...