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Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... treasurer reiterated he is ultimately looking at pressing reforms in the financial services sector, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) and financial adviser education pathways, as a broad ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Exchange. ClearView directors are unanimously recommending ClearView shareholders to vote in favour of the transaction at the scheme meeting, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to the independent expert's conclusion in its report. ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... systems that was supposedly created to protect us." "What is the point of having a mandatory external dispute resolution scheme if financial firms can simply refuse to pay determinations and drag victims into Federal Court proceedings instead? That is ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... inequity, pushing for investment risk taking and increased savings from programs like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). These policies, Chalmers said, will help deal with the collapse in housing affordability which has disproportionately ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... 'albeit fairly modestly'. ASIC contended that Rogers' either knew, or ought to have known, that the model operated as a scheme designed to induce vulnerable individuals to invest their entire retirement savings in a way that primarily benefited UGC and ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Former financial services director Ashley Arandez has been sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment after admitting to dishonest conduct, operating an unlicensed financial services business and dealing with proceeds of crime tied to $1.97 million ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... enhance the quality and affordability of services. The government will tighten the reins on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility and compliance, saying it will revert to "original intent" by delivering quality services, clarifying ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government will provide the market watchdog $10.3 million in the next financial year to enhance its ability to utilise data in its supervision of managed investment schemes. It comes as the government is providing $17.8 million over four years from ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... at boosting housing supply and affordability. The measures support first home buyers, alongside the expanded 5% Deposit Scheme and Help to Buy. "Together, these initiatives now assist more than half of first home buyers into home ownership," Chalmers ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government is taking the next steps to restore the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to its original intent by delivering quality services, clarifying eligibility requirements, slow rapid cost increases and address fraud. The changes are ...