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SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... minimum threshold of 4 stars for product inclusion." According to documents obtained by Financial Standard, BDO - the auditor of Shield - confirmed that Keystone had complied with the compliance plan for the financial year ended 30 June 2022, and it ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... conservative balance sheet; and a proven risk management framework and culture," Wikramanayake said. It has appointed KPMG as its auditor, to commence in April 2027 subject to regulatory consent.

ASIC reveals findings from reporting and audit surveillance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... compliance actions against registered company auditors; outcomes relating to company financial reports; and observations on auditor reporting and on voluntary sustainability reporting to assist preparers of mandatory sustainability reports. "Accurate ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
APRA member Suzanne Smith has expressed the prudential regulator's concerns around entities relying on a concentrated set of technology providers. Smith said dependency on the cloud and movement of workloads to the cloud environment has exponentially ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... government's Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) is being audited by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Auditor-General Caralee McLiesh has confirmed in a letter to Senator Andrew Bragg. In addition, McLiesh said the ANAO is also assessing ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
The man responsible for auditing United Global Capital and its two managed funds has had his company auditor registration torn up after he was found to have 'continuously failed to undertake basic audit work' that could have saved millions in SMSF investors' ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... says. "But when we look at how this could have been stopped, who else was involved - the first port of call is often the auditor of the funds." In the case of Shield, the auditor was BDO - and while it did raise some concerns, it was not until June 2024. ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... duties may still constitute a prohibited relationship and threaten independence," ASIC said. Report 817 Building trust: Auditor compliance with independence and conflict of interest obligations names the firms under the spotlight, which included the ...

Super funds must improve reporting, audits: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... release in relation to financial reporting and audit quality. The next report, to be released in October, will focus on auditor independence.

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has reinstated United Global Capital's (UGC) membership until 31 March 2026, to ensure consumers can lodge complaints regarding Shield and First Guardian Master Fund. UGC was expelled from AFCA membership ...