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Acclime acquires Melbourne's Polar 993

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... fund administration business from Melbourne. The Hong Kong-based firm is acquiring Polar 993, an Australian financial services licensee providing trustee, responsible entity, custody, and compliance services for fund managers across private equity, venture ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... is proving to be an intriguing investment point for global private equity businesses. He said the Australian financial services industry has been industrialised to the point that many of the high margin, highly scalable and reliable businesses are pledging ...

ASIC wins court order to wind up Capital Guard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... specialised in acquiring and holding corporate bonds on behalf of clients. ASIC cancelled Capital Guard's Australian financial services licence on June 29 after finding it had engaged in serious misconduct, including promoting a fake Macquarie Bank bond ...

AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... point in the group's superannuation strategy. "I've long admired AMP for its history in Australian financial services, particularly in corporate super," he said. "AMP Super offers a compelling proposition for members, employers and advisers. ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... individuals were identified as not having any qualifications or training courses marked from some 82 Australian financial services licensees. Of those individuals, 106 records on the FAR have been updated to reflect they are, in fact, qualified, while ...

ASIC simplifies guidance to improve capital raising activity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... to just eight, under a new principles-based proposal by ASIC. Sell-side research is prepared by Australian financial services licensees such as investment banks and stockbrokers to help clients make investment decisions including about upcoming initial ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... risk-adjusted returns." Civitas operates as a corporate authorised representative of Bolt Capital's Australian financial services licence.

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... spokesperson said. "Businesses offering derivatives, including perps, will generally require an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). "ASIC takes unlicensed conduct seriously and where it identifies serious misconduct it won't hesitate to take ...

Prime Value licence suspended over reporting failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Prime Value Asset Management after the fund manager failure to meet its statutory audit and financial reporting obligations for two consecutive financial years. The corporate regulator ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation. This follows Australian Fiduciaries' inability to pay the amount determined by the Australian Financial ...