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Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... second half of 2026, supported by artificial intelligence (AI) driven investment, strong corporate earnings and steady consumer demand. Despite tailwinds, Aberdeen warned investors face a more complex environment marked by persistent inflation and heightened ...

ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Trive Financial Services Australia, after determining the company was no longer carrying on a financial services business in Australia. The ...

FAAA urges insolvency crackdown to curb soaring CSLR costs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... growth, the financial advice sector required stronger safeguards because advisers face long-tail liabilities with some consumer complaints emerging years after advice is provided. The association said the issue had become more pressing following the ...

ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... three areas of reform: reducing investment barriers in areas that matter, while still ensuring the test remains a strong consumer tool; expanding the coverage of the test; and future-proofing the benchmark framework so that it remains enduring." Treasury ...

Rest, Aware now part owners of Moorabbin Airport

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... preserving and supporting these aviation activities as part of the precinct's future," he said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the takeover, saying it "is unlikely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... four years ago as a senior equities analyst, covering large and small-cap companies across the property, discretionary consumer and consumer staples sectors. She joined from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she was a research analyst for almost four ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... sector. "Most importantly, the policy focus must turn to preventing these large-scale failures that result in significant consumer financial detriment from occurring in the first place, not just how losses are funded after the harm has occurred."

WT Financial bets on scaling advice practices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... Financial (WTL) is betting on scaling advice practices by consolidating its Hubco strategy, under which it is selling its consumer-facing subsidiaries to its first Hubco investment, Titan Advice Group (TAG). It is divesting from its subsidiaries Vesta ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
As the world enters a digital age, digital assets like stablecoins are not only opening doors for assets like private credit funds that were exclusive to institutional investors, but also a debt universe that is no longer limited to the domestic market ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... deducted from Australians' superannuation accounts over the past two years has prompted fresh calls for stronger consumer protections. This comes amid concerns younger members are being switched into higher cost products that could erode their retirement ...