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

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... compensation. This comes as the CSLR has increased the estimated levy for the current financial year to be paid by the financial services sector to $198.1 million, some $60.7 million increase form its initial estimate in November 2025. ASFA chief executive ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... The advice will be provided by an entity within the AustralianSuper group, AustralianSuper Advice Pty Ltd. Financial services lawyer and policy expert, Michelle Levy, has been appointed as an independent director. Levy was previously chair of the Quality ...

ASIC ramps up enforcement action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... enforcement outcomes in 2025-26, including the removal or restriction of 87 individuals and businesses from providing financial services as the regulator intensifies action against misconduct across the financial sector. Between 1 July 2025 and 30 June ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... infrastructure to support data centre demand, electricity grid modernisation, advanced manufacturing and other tools and services tied to productivity, sovereign capability and digital infrastructure." For a sovereign wealth fund, Arndt added, the challenge ...

GESB names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... GESB said Wilkie's appointment came as GESB continues to focus on delivering strong outcomes for members, modernising services and strengthening capabilities for the future. Commenting, GESB chair Jo Gaines said Wilkie's experience and leadership will ...

IFS recovers record $250m in unpaid super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has recovered a record $250 million in unpaid superannuation in the 2025-26 financial year, bringing its total recoveries to $2.5 billion since the service commenced. This comes just a month after the Payday Super reform ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... Commission and as a special adviser for ASIC. Elkins also held the role of director at ASFA and a member of the Financial Services Council (FSC) superannuation board committee in the past. Elkins succeeds Gary Dransfield, who is stepping down after four ...

Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... accessible." The launch of perpetual contracts in Australia follows Coinbase Australia's approval for an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in April 2026, and is the first product launch since. "More broadly it signals our long-term commitment ...

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... to an active year for Bain Capital, which has announced or completed deals spanning consumer, industrial and financial services business. In Australia, the firm agreed to acquire Perpetual's wealth management business for $550 million in March, while ...

Black Kite Partners nabs MST's chief operating officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... advice as of December 2025. "Karen joins us as chief operating officer with deep experience building and scaling financial services businesses," Black Kite Partners said. "She was the founding chief operating officer of MST Financial and brings a decade ...