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ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... substantial compliance improvement across Australia's contracts for difference (CFD) sector following a whole of industry review. CFDs allow investors to speculate on the price movements of assets such as shares, currencies or commodities, without ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... strong performance for our stakeholders and has played a key role in improving our position in the financial services industry," Hirst said. "Blair has built confidence by tightening financial management, steering our capital return program and successfully ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... market and ETSL about Shield when it could have done so. This is despite claims that ETSL's due diligence process met industry standards and had a robust internal governance framework and internal policies and procedures when it came to Shield. EQT argued ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... the fourth quarter," Fink said. "BlackRock is at the forefront of some of the largest new growth channels across the industry - from private markets to wealth and 401(k), to active ETFs, to private markets data, to digital assets and tokenisation." Meantime ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... provide personal advice to retail clients. Padua Solutions wealth data manager Colin Williams said that although the industry avoided a catastrophic outcome from the standard, the qualification issue can remain tricky for advisers. "Qualifications listed ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... director, investment specialist. Srinivasan brings over 25 years of strategic sales leadership in the local wealth management industry. Leading the sales team, he will drive Morningstar's distribution strategy for its managed portfolios across licensees ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
In conversation with key industry professionals, the prospects for financial advisers in 2026 orbit around an evolving regulatory landscape, positioning and sector focus, and portfolio construction and global allocation. Fradley Advice specialist financial ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... leadership teams (ELTs) across the ASX 300. 40:40 Vision was founded by HESTA in 2020 and is supported by investors and industry partners, aiming to improve gender balance in ELTs of ASX 300 companies by 2030. The survey gathered responses from 30 of ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... exposures, as investors managed geopolitical and currency risks. The Australian ETF market grew by 34.1% in 2025, reaching an industry total market capitalisation of $330.6 billion across 462 products. The industry reported net inflows of $5.3 billion ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold. Brian Daly, the director of the SEC's division of investment ...