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NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 13 APR 2026

... managing director of former NZX-listed Hellaby Holdings. He has held diverse governance roles and legal expertise in competition and Māori resource law." She added that the reappointment underscores the government's commitment to ensuring the Guardians ...

APRA greenlights Insignia Financial takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026

... Board, Insignia Financial shareholders, and the court. It was already approved by ASIC, the ASX and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Insignia said its board continues to unanimously recommend shareholders vote in favour of the takeover ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026

... funds into for-profit platform-based super funds had under $100,000 in super, and 8% had under $200,000. "Healthy competition and choice are important long-term features of Australia's super system, but alarm bells should be ringing when data shows ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026

... the software industry, where valuations have come under pressure in the face of potential disruption from AI-based competition," the RBA said. In Australia, since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, the RBA observed funding conditions tighten ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... regulators in financial services. I think there are different critical roles. There's an importance in having a competition regulator, in having a prudential regulator, in having a conduct regulator, in having a regulator such as AUSTRAC dedicated ...

ASIC launches beneficial ownership transparency review

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

... forms. ASIC also wants to discuss any compliance cost implications and the likely effect the reforms will have on competition. ASIC details its intentions in Consultation Paper 387 Enhanced beneficial ownership disclosure - Proposed legislative instrument ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... dealings with several of the Canadian funds involved, having worked together as co-investors many times and also in competition. "To formalise a relationship with these funds, where we can lean into issues around policy reform that will support private ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... world, where the geopolitical angle is very much front and centre. We are in a multi polar world where great power competition, in an economic sense, in a defence sense, is going to be a regular and ongoing feature," Parker said. "The other thing that's ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

... third-party influences and not by long-term professional financial planning in their best financial interests. "Healthy competition and choice are long-term features of Australia's super system, but that is not what appears to be occurring here," SMC ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... this and higher spreads, these should be considered the early flags that managers need to address." He added that, as competition in the space heats up, products that lose attention often face widening spreads and deteriorating depth, meaning investor ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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