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Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... shareholders. BOQ said it will use the money to originate and service equipment finance facilities, while underlying direct credit risk exposure will be held by Challenger for facilities originated through the partnership. "This off-balance sheet capital ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... pause or escalation, but positioning around that binary outcome is creating instability," he said. "Either scenario carries risk, and both can trigger aggressive repricing. The right question is not whether there's a last-minute climbdown. It should ...

ASIC disqualifies crypto fund director for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... companies to operate without complying with their obligations and was aware that a failure to comply would put investors at risk.

REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... in governance, strategy, distribution and member engagement. He has served as deputy chair of REI Super and chair of the risk committee since 2022. In his executive career, Peck served as the head of superannuation solutions at BT Financial for around ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... decide who misses out? How much impact does that have on economic growth?" he questioned. He said Australia remains as much at risk as any other country in the world due to the supply shock. "Australia is particularly vulnerable here because we don't ...

ASX is 'compromised' and 'lacks aspiration': Final report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
The ASX Inquiry Panel has released a damning final report into the ASX, focusing on governance, capability and risk management frameworks and practices across the group. The panel conducted more than 140 stakeholder interviews, reviewed submissions ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... drug used was cannabis (11.5%), followed by cocaine (4.5%) and hallucinogens (2.4%). Generation X also faces the highest risk of death from methamphetamine-related causes. When it comes to alcohol consumption, Baby Boomers have reported drinking more ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... have both the opportunity and the responsibility in standardising a simple default pathway, combining guided drawdown with risk pooling and partial annuitisation or deferred income components." Helyar said the scale of the retirement industry is now ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... options. It raised concerns on effective monitoring and reporting frameworks in identifying and responding to performance and risk incidents. APRA also noted deficiencies in board governance and oversight. APRA said Fiducian lacked management of potential ...