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SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing professional development (CPD), professional conduct and stakeholder engagement. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said: "Professional standards are fundamental to ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... parliamentary hearing over the bank's reliance on Allens, KPMG's own lawyers, to review the embattled auditor's conduct. The investment giant was formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of ...

Second bidder emerges for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... and other customary conditions. However, unlike TPG Global, BGH Capital has not requested exclusivity arrangements to conduct due diligence and negotiate transaction documentation, the ASX-listed entity said. The board of EQT, together with its advisers ...

EQT to become new Melbourne Storm owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
The National Rugby League team has announced the global investor is set to acquire a majority stake in the club, but financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. EQT will invest in the club's key strategic priorities with a focus on strengthening ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... implement and enforce advice fee deduction caps for members. He acknowledged concerns raised by regulators about poor conduct and consumer harm arising from inappropriate advice practices. Referencing ASIC's recent work on advice fee deductions ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... dedicated line item detailing advice fees deducted during the year. Mulino said the measures were intended to target harmful conduct rather than increase compliance burdens for trustees managing their retirement savings responsibly. "For the vast majority ...

Global investment manager bids for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... recommendation from the board of EQT, regulatory, and other customary conditions. TPG has requested a period of exclusivity to conduct due diligence and negotiate transaction documentation, EQT said. The company notes there is no certainty the proposal ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... usually the client that pays the consultant to do the research, and we're trying to empower financial advisers to conduct due diligence by giving them a framework that is risk based. "Depending on what the scoring out of that may be, it would be ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Stevens said the investment giant is formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell, what we need clarity on ...

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... dishonestly misappropriating company funds for his own benefit," Court said. "This sentence reflects the seriousness of that conduct and serves as a warning that ASIC will take action against directors who abuse their responsibilities for personal gain." ...