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Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... anticipate that should the bill pass, this will lead to the uptake of genetic testing and "provide extensive individual, public health and scientific benefits". On this note, the FAAA said: "We recognise that to some extent, concerns around the implications ...

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... admitted that he then dealt with the bank cheques by sending them to an associate," ASIC said. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) and Gunn consented to the matter being dealt with for sentence in the local court. For his part in ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Openmarkets will retain its current management team and business structure. SPACs are formed to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) with the goal to acquire or merge with a privately operating company to take it public. The transaction ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Shadow Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan has resigned from the shadow ministry, effective immediately. Conaghan has been very outspoke on the collapse of Shield and First Guardian and a vocal critic of ASIC's handling of ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... little as one basis point - sometimes even a fraction of one basis point." Different route The likes of insurance firms and public funds are finding other, and often cheaper, ways to gain exposure to ETFs. Insurance companies are under capital and regulatory ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... Pension's chief executive Søren Schock Petersen said the fund is currently considering dumping all US investments, including public equities. Swedish pension giant Alecta has also been gradually selling out of its US Treasuries over the past year ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... than just good ideas - it takes real commitment, skilled workers, unity of purpose and strong collaboration between the public and private sectors," Ayres said. "Queensland has a bright future in cutting-edge space and rocket technologies and advanced ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... credits. In a joint submission between Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, and the Institute of Public Accountants, the group raised serious concerns with the proposed framework that can lead to "inequitable outcomes" for super ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... to Shield in August 2024." Had ASIC issued a stop order under the design and distribution obligation laws or taken other public enforcement action in May or June 2023, EQT said it would have removed Shield on the platforms. Further, EQT argued "the vast ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... investors. Collectively, they represent US$784 billion in assets under management (AUM) and earned US$1.9 billion in total. Public funds represented the largest share of assets under management of mandates at 34% and accounted for half of the total assets. ...