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Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... KPMG Australia's audit practice, including information exposed by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. "It also follows Macquarie's formal enquiries of KPMG to consider its capacity to deliver the audit, as well as ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... investment processes. The organisations also intend to establish a framework to exchange insights on developments in digital financial markets, identify "new areas" of collaboration and contribute to the advancement of institutional adoption of digital ...

Half of Australians lack retirement plan: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... half of working-age Australians approaching retirement do not have a retirement plan, raising concerns about long-term financial preparedness and confidence, according to Vanguard. The 2026 How Australia Retires report, based on a survey of more than ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
The Australian Fiduciaries-linked APT Strategy has been reinstated as a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), paving the way for victims to come forward. AFCA today announced APT Strategy, which is in liquidation, is once again ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... Colonial First State to KKR on 1 December 2021. This included CFSIL and Avanteos. Last November, CBA also settled a financial advice class action in in-principle for $22.5 million relating to Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP), Financial Wisdom and ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... yesterday, raising fears that investors will pull back from private credit funds exposed to the sector. In response, MA Financial has introduced a temporary monthly redemption limit for the MA Secured Loan Series as a proactive measure in response to ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a new standard and guidance note for members on private markets, with a special focus allocated for private credit managers. Both the FSC Standard No. 30: Private Markets Best Practice Principles (mandatory) ...

Netwealth profit hit by First Guardian costs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... ncreased to 20.3% to $135.7 billion while net flows reached $15.4 billion. Client accounts increased 12.4% to 182,276 and financial intermediaries rose 5.9% to 4205. Netwealth also said it had materially uplifted its investment governance capability ...

Phil Anderson to retire at the upcoming FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
The industry stalwart is closing the curtains on a stellar career in the financial services industry at the conclusion of the upcoming FAAA Congress in Melbourne. FAAA general manager, policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson will retire on November ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... onto lead retail insurance, and the bancassurance, partnerships and advice unit. In 2021, Sciarrone spearheaded AIA Financial Wellbeing, which operates with a separate AFSL to AIA Australia and offers personal advice to customers of CBA with life insurance ...