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APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has appointed two new executive directors to fill recent vacancies. Peter Kohlhagen has been promoted from general manager of superannuation to executive director of policy and advice following the ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026

The Federal Court has ordered Oztures Trading, known as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay $10 million after it was found to have misclassified more than 85%, or 524, of its retail clients between July 2022 and April 2023. ASIC commenced legal proceedings ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026

When Melinda Kee was sick with COVID-19, she took respite for one week. Kee saw it as an opportunity to tick off some personal administration she'd been meaning to get to, such as changing her pet and health insurance, and electricity and gas providers. ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026

... funds under management. Since its March 2021 inception the fund returned 14.30% against the MSCI All Country World Index (AUD) return of 83.09%. One class of the fund's units was 'Recommended' by Zenith in 2023. Meantime, the Global Small ...

Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

Jessica Xu Smyczynski has jumped from AustralianSuper to Aware Super as senior manager, asset governance. At Aware Super, she will play a central role in asset governance, supporting the fund's investment strategy while helping ensure robust oversight ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... in the second half. These funds had an asset-weighted average return of 9.6% versus the 13.3% gain in the S&P World Index (AUD). Over longer timeframes, underperformance rates exceeded 95% over the 10- and 15-year periods. Australian mid- and small-cap ...

Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

Infocus has named its head of professional standards, hiring from Count. Phil Creswell has joined the national advice group, where he will oversee adviser audits, quality advice coaching, business health checks and adviser support, helping to ensure ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026

Betashares has made a minority strategic investment in Macropod - a licensed issuer of an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin. Betashares made the investment alongside global and regional digital asset companies, including Galaxy Digital, Flowdesk ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

Super Members Council (SMC) has launched a national education program, urging young Australians to start looking after their superannuation savings. The 'Look after your super' initiative uses the concept of the golden super goose to help Australians ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

A new report revealed an uplift in adviser expectations across functionality, service and security from their platform providers. The Investment Trends' 2025 Platform Competitive Analysis and Benchmarking Report reflected a more demanding assessment ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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