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HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
HSBC Bank Australia has been hit with a $35 million penalty after admitting to widespread and systemic failures in protecting customers from scams. Following a Federal Court hearing in Melbourne on June 18, Justice Bennett handed down the penalty and ...

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has successfully appealed a ruling against Block Earner in relation to its fixed-yield digital asset-related product (Earner), which was previously not deemed a financial product. The High Court of Australia has unanimously found that Earner was ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has put Australia's private credit sector on notice, calling on funds to ensure their June 30 asset valuations are current, accurate and grounded in realistic assumptions. The regulator expects all participants including boards, auditors, responsible ...

Ironbark and EQT partner to launch private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
EQT has partnered with Ironbark Investment Solutions to launch an evergreen private markets infrastructure fund, expected to be available in July. The launch of the Ironbark EQT Nexus Infrastructure Fund builds on the initial expansion to Australia ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
The prudential regulator is lifting the governance bar for superannuation funds and insurers with proposed changes to CPS 510, launching a consultation as part of its endeavours to stamp out 'poor practices'. APRA has laid out revised draft ...

Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASIC has disqualified Shashikumari Agrawal (Mrs Agrawal), the wife of the imprisoned director Krishnakumar Agrawal (Mr Agrawal), from managing corporations for five years due to her role in the collapsed Mansa Group. Mrs Agrawal and Mr Agrawal were ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The latest quarterly productivity review released by the Productivity Commission (PC) found growth in hours worked remains strong (0.9% increase over the quarter, 2.2% increase over the year). "The accounting is straightforward: the value of goods and ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Invesco has launched the Invesco Global Enhanced Equity Fund, with the aim of providing Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record and more than $16 billion in assets under management globally. Invesco ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...

L1 Group appoints finance chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
L1 Group appointed a new chief financial officer who hailed from another ASX-listed firm. James Allaway succeeds incumbent Andrew Stannard, who will transition to an advisory role ahead of his departure in early 2027. Allaway joins from ASX-listed FleetPartners ...
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