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Showcase: A sharp lens on global infrastructure

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... business might say, 'Here's an old terminal that's yet to be redeveloped. It has low ceilings, and limited retail and food offerings. But here's a new terminal we've developed, and look at the 60% uplift in spending we've achieved ...

ASIC issues another stop order for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... demand and mortgages secured over Australian real property in Tasmania. ASIC said it made the interim order to protect retail investors from acquiring products under a product disclosure statement (PDS) that may be defective and not worded and presented ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... after 23 April 2029. During that period, Byrnes cannot be registered as a relevant provider or give personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial products. The sitting panel found that Byrnes breached the Code of Ethics requirements under section ...

AIA names regional chief executive for key markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... Across his 15-year tenure at HSBC, he held multiple leadership roles, including global head of strategic partnerships and retail insurance, and head of distribution before transitioning into the top job for insurance in April 2024. He also chaired the ...

ASIC ups thresholds for NTA requirements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... July 2027, responsible entities of MISs, as well as investor-directed portfolio service (IDPS) operators and directors of retail corporate collective investment vehicles (CCIVs) will need to abide by higher thresholds when it comes to their NTAs. The ...

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... only. Part of ASIC's investigation concerns whether Australian-based corporate authorised representative entities provided retail services when MGF Capital's licence only allowed the provision of financial services to wholesale clients. It is now believed ...

China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... patterns are changing - people do not want many physical goods, but China has a lot of local consumption that is based around retail, so there's a mismatch there." "Overall, consumers are quite weak, but I do think the government is focused on the right ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... that it is "aware of speculative, high-risk derivatives known as perpetual futures, or perps, being offered to Australian retail investors." Coinbase recently began offering perps to local wholesale investors, with three different options ranging from ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... that Fidante has not met its design and distribution obligations (DDO) and considers that if the product was issued to a retail client in Fidante's target market, the product would be unlikely to be consistent with the objectives, financial situation ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... of settling the complex, leveraged products. The regulator is seeking industry feedback on amendments intended to ensure retail investors receive consistent protection, including where CFDs are settled through digital assets rather than cash. The existing ...