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New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... enquiry, ASIC said it is aware of the increasing exposure of perps among retail investors. "ASIC is aware of speculative, high-risk derivatives known as perpetual futures, or perps, being offered to Australian retail investors," an ASIC spokesperson ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... alternative strategies. The panel also determined his recommendations exposed clients to inappropriate levels of investment risk. In one instance, a significant portion of a client's relatively modest self-managed superannuation fund was invested ...

Brighter Super hires legal chief from crisis-hit Corporate Travel

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... to resign from the firm effective August 14. That is ahead of firm's one-year deadline to provide its financial reports or risk delisting from the ASX. Sorrenson brings nearly two decades of legal, governance and regulatory experience across financial ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... of consumer interests via competition, growth, and economic dynamism." Both were also advised to adopt a proportionate and risk-based approach, and seek to support efficiency, growth and innovation in the parts of the economy it regulates. Treasurer ...

arcpoint OCIO adopts dual chief investment officer model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... management at Millennium Capital Partners in London. He earlier worked in global macro strategy at Optiver, held investment risk roles at Aviva Investors and Credit Suisse and proprietary trading roles at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. "What drew ...

Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... their superannuation into the High Growth class and the Growth class of the Shield Master Fund (Shield) which was a high-risk investment, or the Balanced class which was a medium risk investment. ASIC said her statements of advice implied clients would ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... thinking about how they are going to make their money last, and an annuity or a longevity product that takes kind of that risk will pay you for as long as you live; it addresses that concern for retirees to provide confidence in retirement," she says. ...

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... time where Australians are expected to ramp up engagement with financial services. "We needed to address questions about AI, risk, and member impact, and ensure there were appropriate guardrails and controls in a highly regulated environment," Sykes ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... unrest. There is an increased focus on HALO, or heavy asset, low obsolescence, where investors perceive there will be less risk from AI. Specialist areas of healthcare, such as dentistry, are also being cited as AI-resilient. JANA's Moon says the primary ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... banks. Aberdeen Investments chief investments officer Peter Branner said the investment backdrop remained supportive for risk assets, although investors should remain mindful of mounting late cycle risks. "The global economy continues to show resilience ...