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Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026

... including aged care subsidies, and super laws, in an equivalent way to its recently completed Financial Services Legislation Inquiry.

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

... 20% and 23%. This includes operating expenses of between $25 million and $35 million related to the response to the ASIC inquiry. ASX said the key driver for the increase in total expenses has been due to further upgrades in its resources to uplift risk ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025

... providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the Inquiry into the ASX Group. ASIC said it obtained commitments from the ASX on reforms including: strengthening the independence ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025

... lots of power", it lacks direction. "[ASIC's] become too big and too confused about its focus," he said. One Senate Inquiry has recommended splitting up ASIC - which Conaghan endorses. One body can focus on financial crime and law enforcement, and ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... services to Life CCC and resolves consumer complaints against life insurers in relation to breaches of the Code. "... our inquiry found policies that excluded cover for a long list of mental health conditions and others that excluded cover for 'any ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... services to." The advisers Longo stopped short of blaming advisers and, in fact, defended them during the parliamentary inquiry. "I wouldn't want to demonise all financial advisers. There's a lot of blame to go around here," Longo says. However ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025

... blanket mental health exclusions despite being required to assess customers' individual circumstances. According to its inquiry, the Life CCC found not all insurers are meeting requirements to consider individual circumstances in relation to mental ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025

... Australian government policies which should help address the issue. In 2025, the Australian government responded to a Senate inquiry on menopause by supporting 16 of 25 recommendations, including the implementation of Medicare rebates for menopause health ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025

... trustees, auditors, managed investment schemes and research houses. This, despite the government opting to drop its planned inquiry into the collapse of wealth management firms, namely Dixon Advisory. ASIC's investigation into UGC had found it advised ...

RBA says ASX has 'considerable work to do'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025

... must-not-miss priority for ASX." The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is expected to release its inquiry into ASX - led by an independent panel including Rob Whitfield, Christine Holman and Guy Debelle - on or around 31 March 2 ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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