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ASX shareholder looks to sue directors, officers over CHESS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... against ASX in August 2024, alleging it made the admitted misleading statements. The exchange also came under immense scrutiny following several technical issues last year affecting its clearing and settling system. It was advised to have "considerable ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... generators and financial advisers along with concerning super-switching practices, the role of platforms has also come under scrutiny. ASIC in its latest review of trustees noted they are not doing enough to protect their members savings on platforms ...

Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... needs, and is administered in a cost-effective way. The AOFM's workplace culture and high turnover came under public scrutiny in an AFR article that detailed staff dissatisfaction with the organisation and senior leadership. Debelle's review ...

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... from ASIC's risk-based surveillance of managed investment schemes, as the market watchdog has recently ramped up its scrutiny on private credit, focused on "poor private credit practices including retail private credit funds". The heightened monitorisation ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... make investment more accessible and seamless through the fractionalised structure. She added the increased regulation scrutiny on the sector will provide better confidence in consumers, while the draft legislation to allow advisers, institutions, and ...

APRA investigating Diversa's executive compensation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... its super trusteeship business via its subsidiary Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), after facing continued scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses.

Equity Trustees opts out of super trustee business

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... its super trusteeship business via its subsidiary Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), after facing continued scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses. Equity Trustees commenced a strategic review of its super business early this ...

ASIC expands list of super lead generation entities

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... risk breaching the law. Licensed financial advisers and businesses that engage such operators may also face regulatory scrutiny. The regulator encouraged consumers to be wary of claims that their current fund is underperforming, promises of high returns ...

Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... Couchman. The changes come as superannuation funds continue to bolster governance frameworks amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and growing operational complexity across the sector.

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... clarifying APRA's expectations around the roles of boards, the chair and senior management. APRA's action came amid scrutiny of governance failings, including an independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence of its relationship with ...