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ASIC reviews adviser register again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
The regulator has commenced another review of the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) to check if relevant providers have met the qualifications standard. Since 1 January 2026, all personnel providing personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial ...

Australia, UK partner to procure well-regulated financial markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
Following its inaugural meeting in September 2025, the second UK-Australia Joint Financial Regulatory Forum took place this week, with Australia remaining vocal about placing greater emphasis on governance and asset valuation of private markets. The ...

Count takes 30% stake in Brisbane advice firm

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
Count has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Brisbane-based accounting and financial advice firm Apiary Financial, continuing its push to expand its equity partnership network while reporting stronger first-quarter earnings. The investment will see Count ...

Audit quality continues to fall short: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator has called for improvements in audit quality and financial reporting after its latest surveillance found companies, including superannuation funds, are still not getting the fundamentals right. Report 842 ASIC's oversight of ...

Inflation hits 4.3%, RBA says it remains 'too high'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
Australia's inflation rose to 4.3% in the 12 months to September, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.6%, up from a revised 3.5% in the 12 months to August. Speaking at the ...

FEATURE | Custody | Worlds collide

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
When ETF Shares chief executive Cliff Man was a junior portfolio manager at Hang Seng Bank, a subsidiary of HSBC, early in his career, many of his duties mirrored the tasks of a custodian and fund administrator. He reconciled daily cash balances and ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
Treasury is introducing several banking reforms as part of its deregulation agenda, including doubling the limit on payments permitted from deceased consumers' estates without probate or letters of administration. The proposed changes include increasing ...

MLC AM targets EM strategy with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
MLC Asset Management has selected a global investment manager to leverage its 16-year-old emerging markets strategy. Ninety One has been appointed by MLC for its 4Factor Emerging Markets Equity strategy, which seeks opportunities in companies listed ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
A New South Wales financial adviser has been barred from re-registering as a relevant provider for two and a half years after the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) found serious and prolonged failures in client reviews, fee arrangements and ...

Challenger rejects $7.8bn takeover offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Challenger's board has rejected a proposed $7.8 billion takeover by TAL Daiichi Life Australia, saying the $11.80 per share offer falls short of a level it could recommend to shareholders. The annuities provider said directors had assessed the non-binding ...