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Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... investment decision-making, while 10% rely on it for "the majority" of their investment calls. Close to two in five (38%) apply AI to 25-49% of their risk processes, and 8% use it for most risk assessments. Across operations, 34% integrate AI into 25-49% ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Grab a shopping cart and enter the investment supermarket. The shelves are stacked - an Aussie large-cap fund here, an ETF there, a fixed-income fund somewhere near the back, past the alternatives nobody quite understands. There is an estimated $1 trillion ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... descriptors across comparable investment options. "Members could benefit greatly from standardised investment labels that apply consistent definitions for different risk categories like Conservative, Balanced and Growth," Clancy added. "A framework based ...

ASX to rejig corporate governance framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... stakeholder feedback. "The principles only do their job if they're lived by boards, not just checked off. Companies can apply the principles in a way that reflects their circumstances, while remaining accountable to investors when they don't. ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... Velkovski continued. "I'd say that we've really focused on this segment... we're the only guys in the market that really apply our framework into this subsect of the market, and by doing so, we're the price makers in this side of the market. ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... trustees, SMSF professionals and credit providers, will need greater certainty on how key aspects of the amendments will apply. "As the LRBA amendments came from the cross bench, there was no accompanying explanatory memorandum setting out the intent ...

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... activities including supervision, surveillance, enforcement, policy advice, education and industry engagement, while fees apply to entity specific services as licensing and relief applications. ASIC also notes it has simplified its CRIS webpages to make ...

Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... credits should be treated and the ways to collect the minimum tax. The consultation period ends July 30. The change will apply a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts to better align the tax rate on trust income with the tax rates paid by workers ...

June adviser exam registers 72% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... the exam. Of these, 21,113 or 92.8% of candidates have passed the exam, which ASIC said demonstrates having the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. This ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... investigation into Capital Guard remains ongoing. The licence cancellation is effective from 29 June 2026. Capital Guard may apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) for a review of ASIC's decision to cancel its AFSL. Capital Guard has held ...