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Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... template communications, and the continued collection or enforcement activity when it "should have stopped". "In some cases, quality assurance processes did not identify where staff were not following the organisation's own policies," AFCA said. "A number ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... loans, costing Chase US$170 million ($236m). Dimon was warning that the collapse could signal wider problems with the quality of loans across non-bank lending. More recently Blue Owl Capital - a US listed private credit manager - applied its 5% cap on ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... with the wonderful team of analysts, journalists and staff to change the lives of even more Australians through access to quality investing research and commentary. "We think Intelligent Investor will find a wonderful long-term home in TIP, aligned with ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... stages of embracing artificial intelligence (AI), experts urge not to overlook two key areas before they go all in: data quality and compliance. Before considering anything else, a panel of technology and advice experts stressed the importance of starting ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... technology is a big part of emerging markets now is something to celebrate, because it shows that we've got a higher quality opportunity set," he said. Echoing this rhetoric, Platinum portfolio manager of Asia strategies Cameron Robertson pointed ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... influence measurable member flows like early-stage intervention, consolidation completion and advice engagement and claim quality. "Regulators are sharpening their enforcement focus on member servicing and in response funds are investing heavily in digital ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... valuations, while also reviewing decommissioning and site restoration provisions. ASIC Commissioner Kate O'Rourke said high quality reporting remained critical to market transparency and informed investment decisions. "Our surveillance programs reinforce ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... under ticker code NISM. For Ausbil, Tobias Bucks and Simon Wood lead the portfolio management. The fund invests in high-quality small- and mid-cap companies of between 50 and 100 based outside the US with market capitalisations ranging from US$500 million ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... strategy. Our focus now is on execution, modernising the platform, simplifying our technology environment and delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients," Campbell-Blackwell said. It will also make the appointment of Sam Wall as chief executive ...

Aware Super strengthens support for financial advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... financial advice. "Our role is to support that advice ecosystem by equipping advisers with strong local relationships, high-quality technical support and education, while ensuring members can access advice in the way that suits them best," Jarvis sai ...