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Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026

... have appropriate skills, experience and knowledge, are honest and trustworthy, and have the personal integrity and independence of mind necessary to be effective guardians of members' retirement savings.

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... providing stronger rights for older people when seeking or accessing government-funded aged care service, such as independence and autonomy, respect for privacy, and safe and quality care. The new laws also introduced means-tested contributions for everyday ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026

... operate for at least the next three dividend payments." Moving forward, Lofthouse said the ASX aims to bring greater independence to maintain benefits for its customers, while continuing to uplift its standard for future economic growth. "When we set ...

ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

... management, to accumulate an additional $150 million of capital to maintain robust financial resources and ensure independence of its clearing and settlement facility licensees. ASIC had initiated an inquiry into ASX in June 2025 around its questionable ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026

... investors worldwide," Coller said. "As Coller EQT, we will maintain our strong alignment with our investors and the independence of our world-class origination and investment process. Together, we are exceptionally well-positioned to deliver best-in-class ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026

... we believe that there are many investors who will try to provide more capital support for Europe's strategic independence from the US in the coming years, and it is clear that in that case those funds will not flow to the US or other non-European ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026

... Trump's administration. "We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its chair Jerome Powell. The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

... serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." Powell said the action threatens the Fed's independence to be able to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions. "I have served at the Federal Reserve under ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025

... Inquiry into the ASX Group. ASIC said it obtained commitments from the ASX on reforms including: strengthening the independence and governance of ASX's Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facilities Boards; strategic reset of ASX's transformation program 'Accelerate' ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025

... valuation practices we observed involved infrequent valuations, incomplete or absent valuation policies, insufficient independence and inconsistent approaches to valuing collateral." Kirkland said ASIC is focussed on minimising harm to consumers and ...

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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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