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ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... the 2025-26 financial year amid concerns over compliance and professional standards across the sector. The corporate regulator said it took administrative action against 36 approved SMSF auditors between January and June 2026, bring the total number ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
New data indicates the impact of the limited resources borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) ban for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) may have been underestimated, which will affect a market significantly larger than what officials suggested, with major implications ...

Special Feature: Beyond Safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Macquarie Group provided an update on the first quarter of its 2027 financial year, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake saying trading conditions were "satisfactory" for the three months to 30 June 2026. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam. Earlier in the year, former finance director Brendan Gunn pleaded guilty to dealing with more ...

ASIC simplifies guidance to improve capital raising activity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... independence of research. ASIC is seeking feedback on the changes, and the consultation is open until August 21. The market regulator is seeking input on whether the proposed guidance is sufficiently clear and if it reflects industry practice in managing ...

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Rest is welcoming back its former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer. The $100 billion profit to member superannuation fund said it was reshaping its executive team to support the next phase of its long-term growth strategy. ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... substantial shareholder in Sequoia. He also quit as a director of Sequoia and its subsidiaries. Crole exits amidst corporate regulator ASIC's action against InterPrac, alleging its advisers failed to act in clients' best interests. Together ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... diligence and already compensated members with $321 million and $100 million, respectively. Last year, the prudential regulator in a letter to trustees also called for them to lift standards when onboarding products on platforms. Since then, it has pulled ...