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RBA on hold, rate cuts expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold at 4.35% at its June meeting, in line with market expectations. "Following the three increases in the cash rate target since the beginning of the year, financial conditions are now tighter ...

Super sector to accelerate critical mineral investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... answer. "This could include blended finance, public-private partnerships, offtake agreements, and new mechanisms to help de-risk early-stage critical minerals projects," she said. Delahunty noted resilient critical minerals supply chains will ultimately ...

Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal. Group executive of legal and company secretary Ian Pendleton prepares to step down after 14 years ...

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... ASIC want superannuation funds to improve. Recent roundtables hosted by APRA and ASIC heard the importance of how its System Risk Stress Tests (SRST) should be designed and the implications these will have on super funds and the broader financial system. ...

Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... executive Sarah Abood said. Abood warned the carve-out for superannuation could become "the next sphere of extreme consumer risk", noting an increase in social media advertising promoting SMSF property investment since the Budget announcement. To address ...

ASIC secures record $300m penalty over 'egregious' CFD misconduct

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... failing to ensure services were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly by marketing CFDs to customers in China despite the risk of breaching local laws. In addition to the penalties, EuropeFX was permanently restrained from providing financial services ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASX has admitted that it misled and exposed market participants to financial risk in an announcement related to the delivery of the CHESS replacement project in early 2022, despite realising the delay would occur as early as 21 December 2021. According ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... over time. Reducing client conflict Once a client is ready to transfer assets, intergenerational conflict becomes a real risk. "We're seeing a lot of clients who want to transfer wealth discreetly, with clear rules. They want to control how income ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... operating," Du Plooy said. He added this will also impact how active mangers make their portfolio decisions, driven by benchmark risk and not investment fundamentals. "A lot of active managers will end up buying into these listings not out of conviction ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... using a systematic, multi-factor approach designed to capture value, momentum and quality signals within a tightly controlled risk framework. Since inception on 31 July 2005, the strategy has delivered 1.3% p.a. above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index ...
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