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Family businesses turn to external chief executives: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
While family members will largely remain at the helm of family businesses post-succession, a Deloitte Private report anticipates a meaningful shift globally, with more businesses preferring outside professionals to step into the chief executive roles. ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
ASIC has scored a whopping $830 million in civil penalty orders in the last financial year alone, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed. The FOI obtained by Lambros Photios, the founder of technology services and artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
The "Great Australian Dream" has been superseded by the pursuit of the "Great Australian Lifestyle" as a new measure of success underscored by financial security, a new survey finds. MLC's new Real Retirement Report, compiled alongside McCrindle Research ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Pounded by the continued rise in the cost of living and extended life expectancy, many Australians are growing more concerned about how they will retire when they reach that age. And this concern will likely persist as the proportion of the population ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
First Mutual Private Equity's (FMPE) unregistered managed investment scheme (MIS), which allegedly gambled $80 million of investor money, has been wound up by the Federal Court. Justice Button approved ASIC's application to facilitate the orderly ...

NAB-owned WealthHub cops $1m ASIC fine

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
NAB-owned online broker WealthHub Securities has been hit with a $1.055 million penalty after ASIC found it failed to accurately report regulatory data more than 9.5 million times over a decade. ASIC said he reporting failures undermined the corporate ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Co-investments and the secondaries market are driving a fresh wave of private equity deals, with super funds emerging as major players, but in a tougher, slower season for the asset class, endurance is key. Investors looking at private equity for the ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Superannuation funds are apathetic, dismissive and continue to fail members at the most basic service level, a new investigation from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) reveals, which slapped the industry with an overall failing grade on customer satisfaction. ...

ASIC fines Deutsche Bank for 'systemic' reporting failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
The market regulator penalised Deutsche Bank $2 million for misreporting more than 260,000 over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, saying the fine reflected "deficiencies" in the reporting framework and such failures were "systematic." ASIC ...

Australian ETF industry closes in on $400bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Australia's exchange traded fund (ETF) industry is on track to surpass $400 billion in assets under management (AUM) after delivering a record first half of 2026. The growth was fuelled by surging investor inflows and continued demand for passive ...