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Albanese pushes Trump on tariff exemption

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... and substantial" phone call. "I put the argument very much to the President, as a friend of the United States, we would request that to be considered," Albanese said. Trump recently slugged trading partners, including Australia, with a new tariff of ...

ASIC warns investors over Yepbit platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
ASIC has warned investors against dealing with Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange after receiving reports customers have been unable to withdraw funds from the purported digital assets and futures trading platform. Yepbit claims to operate globally, including ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... delays and given advice on other ways they could resolve their queries." Team Super declined Financial Standard's request for a comment. The report found while two-fifths of the super funds in the pilot study insourced their call contact centre operations ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... 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) consultancy ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management ANZ chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... servicing value chain of the front, middle and back office. BNP Paribas AM did not respond to Financial Standard 's request at the time that asked how many jobs will be made redundant as a result of this. It was reported, however, that some 1200 ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Swedish private equity giant EQT which valued the firm at $2.5 billion. The "unsolicited, non-binding, conditional and indicative proposal" was for $21.64 cash per share, representing a 40% premium ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has put Australia's private credit sector on notice, calling on funds to ensure their June 30 asset valuations are current, accurate and grounded in realistic assumptions. The regulator expects all participants including boards, auditors, responsible ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions. Speaking ...

ASIC to take 'balanced' stance on super advertising ban rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... better placed to retain existing accounts when starting new roles. Also under the new laws, employers will be able to request stapled super fund details from the commissioner before, during or after issuing a standard choice form. Currently, the laws ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft regulations that ban the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, which come into effect on October 8. The draft regulations under Insurance Contracts Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life ...