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Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
AMP, Insignia Financial and Challenger are poised to benefit from improved flows, lighter regulation and emerging longevity solutions despite the market volatility, analysis from Morgan Stanley shows. AMP's flow momentum is set to continue, combined ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... progress, investor sentiment towards China's innovation sectors remains cautious, with broader concerns around growth, regulation, and global positioning keeping multiples compressed even as company-level fundamentals stabilise. The firm said valuations ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... administration costs and it is unfair to further increase this with a disproportionate share of the levies required to fund the regulation of the system. "We acknowledge that current government policies aim to encourage mergers of super funds to reduce ...

Private capital, active ETFs to continue shake up of financial services: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 or GENIUS Act, which will establish the framework for the issuance and regulation of payment stablecoins.

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Pacific at the FCA. She is tasked with building out an office that will support financial services firms in navigating regulation to enter the UK market or raise capital and support UK firms looking to expanding into Australia or the broader Asia Pacific ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
The Federal Court has vindicated Block Earner by overturning a decision that it needed an AFSL to offer its Earner product and dismissing ASIC's appeal to impose penalties on the digital asset platform. Justices O'Callaghan, Abraham and Button ...

Japan's first digital investment platform for private assets goes live

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... investments. The point to note is that the Australian marina market is limited in new construction due to environmental regulation," Keyaki Capital said. "This creates constraints on the supply side, making marinas more scarce." Keyaki Capital said it ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... also be embedded in ASIC's Statement of Expectations and would serve as a guiding principle, ensuring financial advice regulation must be focused on reducing costs, building the industry and ensuring Australians have access to affordable advice. There ...

ClearBridge launches three active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... said. "Nearly half of the portfolio is in regulated utilities, a sector not typically impacted by international trade. Regulation and cost pass-through mechanisms may shelter these companies from global trade and tariff headwinds more effectively than ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... boost growth in the UK, the HM Treasury said. "Nikhil Rathi has been crucial in this government's efforts to reform regulation so it supports growth and boosts investment - I am delighted he will be continuing his leadership of the FCA," Reeves said. ...