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Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... integrity during the pursuit of the Macquarie audit contract. "Whistleblowers play an important role in uncovering misconduct and wrongdoing in the tax and corporate sectors," Mulino said. "They need protection to feel supported in coming forward on ...

Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026

... established as a genuine last resort compensation mechanism and designed around the principle that sectors generating misconduct should fund the costs of compensation. "This should be a fair, sustainable compensation scheme of genuine last resort that ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

... involving AustralianSuper, Cbus and the ASX as evidence of ASIC's willingness to pursue large institutions and systematic misconduct. However, Longo warned ASIC's ability to sustain its current enforcement program could be undermined by the declining ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... directed at the source of harm remains critical as issues are not member choice, SMSFs or switching itself. "They are misconduct, conflicted incentives, poor product governance, weak supervision, and failures to enforce existing obligations," he said. ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... monitoring authorised representatives at the MDS Self Licensing Summit 2026 in Sydney yesterday, Anderson said many cases of misconduct stem from control measures inadequately enforced. He provided InterPrac Financial Planning as an example, where misconduct ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026

... investors. While related party transactions are not inherently problematic, ASIC said, they can be a source of potential misconduct and have adverse outcomes for market efficiency and investor fairness. Boutique real estate manager Woodbridge Capital ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026

... widespread fraud, and that the focus should be on those parties. "The actions by regulators and government to expose the misconduct of now-banned financial advisers and allegedly fraudulent promoters, responsible entities and investment managers are ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026

... and financial security when they need it most," Cupitt said. "The scheme is very important for victims of financial misconduct, and the government needs to take a fairer approach and make sensible changes to the design of the scheme to ensure it remains ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026

... and financial firms argue over liability," Kee said. "If ASIC itself has described this conduct as industrial-scale misconduct, then the question becomes how much more evidence is needed before APRA and Treasury seriously move toward a Part 23 solution." ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... property and a motorhome in his name. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the misconduct and the damage caused to the investors. "Arandez betrayed the trust of his clients, misappropriated investors' funds and ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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