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Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... according to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive Arian Neiron. Neiron said the sell-off is a reminder that concentration risk, not just market risk, is what many investors should be watching now. He added that as market shocks work through portfolios ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... refining specific parameters of the proposed AILP calculation. This is particularly in relation to the proposed floor for the risk allowance and treatment of the AILP in the credit spread stress charge under Prudential Standard LPS 114 Capital Adequacy ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... "risky, new, and not yet fully proven." AMP said it currently has less than 0.03% allocated in Bitcoin, which is tightly risk-controlled to manage volatility and downside risk. "While not a material driver of returns, the allocation has contributed positively ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), including representing APRA on the policy development committee and the audit and risk committee. He was the immediate past chair of the Asian Forum of Insurance Regulators. Meanwhile, APRA said Diamond is ...

Another former Venture Egg adviser slapped with four-year ban

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Hogan advised four clients to switch their superannuation funds using an advice process that outsourced the fact find and risk profile assessment to an unlicensed third party referral partner, ASIC said. He was also found to have provided "predetermined" ...

Legalsuper chief to take top job at Equip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... appointed to its Office of the CEO & Strategy, after just a couple of months. In August 2025, Christine Nguyen joined as chief risk officer, and a few months later both chief commercial officer Colin Adamson and chief marketing officer Louise Eyres left ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... activity, in a case brought by ASIC. The court found Star's former chief executive Matthias Bekier and former chief legal and risk officer Paula Martin breached their duties owed to Star under section 180 of the Corporations Act 2001. However, the ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... time, such as on the same page or screen, or across multiple pages or screens. "This requirement is intended to mitigate the risk of the person advertising using prominence to influence an employee's decision," Treasury said. The consultation closes ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... oversight and subpar onboarding and classification procedures. Binance admitted some 524 retail clients were exposed to "high-risk" crypto derivatives products without the required consumer protection due to their misclassification as wholesale investors ...

Super funds must protect members, says Kirkland

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... ASIC suspicious or anomalous patterns of behaviour, which the trustee reasonably considers could place their membership at risk of significant detriment," Kirkland said. He added that ASIC will be monitoring trustees continuously if they are maintaining ...