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ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... standards or codes of conduct into account if the law or your AFS licence conditions require you to comply with a particular standard or code," ASIC said. "You may be subject to international obligations or standards on conflicts management. While we ...

Praemium acquires Technotia Laboratories

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... high-net-worth advice segment, combining trusted wealth management experience with advanced AI technologies, to set the standard for smart efficient advice and exceptional client outcomes." Under the agreement, Praemium non-executive director Daniel ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The ASX has agreed to a package of reforms aimed at strengthening confidence in Australia's critical market infrastructure, providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Experts have identified the megatrends that are likely to play out in financial markets in 2026. Speaking to Financial Standard, policy changes coming out of the US, sticky inflation and how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom progresses will be the ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched two new tools to help super trustees strengthen their fraud controls. The new features, dubbed the Scams and Fraud Toolkit and the Scams Policy Template, are now available and ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The warning by JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon about the possibility of there being more "cockroaches" in the US private credit market has sparked a flurry of debate about risks in the market at a time when its potential is being assessed ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... international - within the asset management division. Before joining Colonial First State, he spent 10 years at Aberdeen Standard Investments across distribution and specialist functions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and most recently, Sydney. Elsewhere, Team ...

AustralianSuper kicks off $1.1bn UK living plan with acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper has completed the acquisition of six student accommodations across UK, the first step in its larger plan to invest $1.1 billion in the country's living sector over the next 12 months. The $382 billion super fund has acquired the student ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... exemption applies. Commenting, Clearway Capital Solutions principal and managing director Dennis Mothoneos told Financial Standard that although these reliefs will reduce "regulatory hurdles", the applicable products remain limited. "ASIC's relief reduces ...

Cbus appoints chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... officer at ESSSuper on a contract basis for 12 months. He also held senior roles at Macquarie Bank, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Standard Chartered Bank, and more in the past. Commenting, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said Elliott's expertise and ...