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ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... challenge for Australian businesses by increasing costs, slowing innovation, creating unnecessary barriers and risking poorer consumer outcomes," Longo said. "We have listened to feedback through our extensive engagement with the regulated community ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... move comes as policymakers increasingly examine interconnected risks across the financial system, particularly around consumer protection retirement adequacy, regulation and digital fraud. FICA chair Andrew Hall said ASFA's inclusion would strengthen ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... happened soon after I came into this role is that we saw the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which raised issues around consumer protection in that context, but also then raised related issues around the sustainability of the CSLR, the burden of ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Zurich Financial Services its blessing to acquire ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share to value the takeover at about $425 million. ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... gives investors income exposure to sectors the ASX doesn't offer at scale, including global healthcare, technology, and consumer staples, without giving up yield. "Importantly, this strategy delivers income for clients purely from the cash dividends ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... financial firms can simply refuse to pay determinations and drag victims into Federal Court proceedings instead? That is not consumer protection. That is consumer exhaustion." Kee is part of the First Guardian and Falcon Superannuation Discussion group ...

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 ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... retirement savings were lost. The Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the decision and highlighted the need for more consumer safety in super following the devastating collapses. "Overall, this is a steady as she goes budget for super, with a handful ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Treasury is addressing benchmarking-hugging incentives encouraged by the superannuation performance test in a new round of consultations that aim to overhaul several "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
A recent survey conducted by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) shows the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy will increase the cost of financial advice and may see a significant departure of advisers from the industry. The ...