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Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... decisions affecting audit quality. One option, Treasury said, would be to require reporting entities to obtain audit services only from audit firms licensed by ASIC, with quality management and ethical obligations imposed as ongoing conditions of holding ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
ASIC has brought together market and financial services leaders in a push to bolster competitiveness in Australia's capital markets. This comes after new research found Australia needs to move quickly or be left behind as other jurisdictions adopt financial ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... "However, it's important to note that this is not about replacing banks, it's about extending the reach of financial services to people and businesses that have not previously had a seat at the table. "Having a stablecoin infrastructure in place ...

Euroz Hartleys sells capital markets arm to Canada's BMO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... The institutional dealing team provides advice, idea generation, site visits and roadshows focused on resources, mining services and small- to mid-cap Western Australia industrials. The strategic alliance will preserve access to the capital market capabilities ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... of head of the office of the superannuation trustee (OST). She brings more than 20 years' experience in financial services, having held senior roles across retail and industry super funds, including Australian Super and Insignia Financial, as well ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... sufficient sting to serve the purposes of general and specific deterrence, and reinforces the vital importance of financial services licensees ensuring that the systems they deploy in the provision of those services are designed and operated in a way ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... platforms to compensate members for investment failures on their platforms. A week before the consultation opened, Financial Services Council (FSC) put out a standard for its members to strengthen self-governance across superannuation platforms, including ...

Payday Super to tackle gender super gap: Aware Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... system in a generation." "Many of Aware Super's members are women working in health care, education and community services - often in part-time or casual roles. Payday Super addresses a structural inequity that has cost these workers real money over ...

Capital Group expands active ETF distribution with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... across Europe and Asia Pacific, Capital Group said. Sinclair has close to 20 years' experience across the financial services sector, particularly through ETF distributions. He joined from BlackRock, spending more than a decade in senior leadership ...

REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... years. Over this time, working with the board and his executive team, Jarrod has focused on delivering an expansion of services to members and employers, enhanced the member experience, driven a significant increase in funds under management and member ...