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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... by the end of the decade. Everyone wants a slice of this cake. Capital from pension funds and global asset managers to retail investors is flowing into every layer, lifting valuations across the stack. The tech sector in the US now accounts for more ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... discretionary will also benefit. Lower oil feeds through to gasoline prices, which supports spending. "Airlines, travel, and retail are also going to be immediate winners from cheaper fuel and improved sentiment."

Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... crypto exchanges to obtain AFSLs, Coinbase Australia has received its AFSL. It's also become the first to be granted a retail derivatives authorisation, which permits the business to issue over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives products - including crypto ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... financial advice or product issuers/seller whose actions could reasonably influence advice that is ultimately given to a retail client. "This option seeks to explicitly capture lead generators in the conflicted remuneration framework, alongside the other ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... services are identified as being connected to the losses and pays up to $40 million per sub-sector in special levies. The retail facing sub-sectors or final payers are the remaining sub-sectors that operate as a defined backstop if any shortfall remains ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon says while the current private credit crisis does not pose a systemic risk, retail investors will be among the worst affected should 'anything go wrong'. In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... gross loans originated. Most recently it provided a US$600 million first-in, last-out term loan to an unnamed multi-brand retail platform. WhiteHawk has provided Star with around $550 million (US$390m) with an annual interest rate based on the Term SOFR ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay $10 million after it was found to have misclassified more than 85%, or 524, of its retail clients between July 2022 and April 2023. ASIC commenced legal proceedings against the crypto platform in December 2024 alleging ...

North adds private markets SMA for retail investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Russell Investments is launching a private markets managed portfolio on AMP's North platform for advised clients, available from March 30. With a minimum investment of $25,000, the separately managed account (SMA) portfolio is designed to address ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... the Shield and First Guardian disaster. This time, the focus is on governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors, particularly how ASIC's role can be improved. Given that imposing additional obligations on responsible entities ...