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FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Australians can invest their super money in. Think onboarding new funds, due diligence and continuous monitoring of their financial prudence. In August 2020, Diversa gave the go-ahead to the First Guardian Master Fund, which led to 2079 of its members ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Scheme as a Last Resort (CSLR) would force everyday Australians to fund failures which arose in unrelated high-risk financial services, the Super Members Council (SMC) warned in a submission to the consultation. SMC said while it "strongly supports" ...

Treasury consults shifting tax debts from victims to abusers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Treasury is consulting on extending the powers of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to strengthen its response to financial abuse. This would allow the taxation office to pause debt recovery against victim-survivors, pursue the debts from perpetrators ...

Former adviser defies permanent banning orders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
Former financial adviser Ezzat Daniel Nesseim has defied ASIC's permanent banning orders and is in the process of being prosecuted. Nesseim was slapped with permanent banning orders by the regulator between 2018 and 2019 that barred him from providing ...

Longwave brings small-cap strategy to ASX

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
Longwave Capital Partners has launched an actively managed exchange traded fund on the ASX, giving investors listed access to its Australian small-cap strategy as the boutique targets opportunities beyond the large-cap market. The Longwave Australian ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... digital assets, creating an environment where global platforms can bring new products to market within a well-established financial regulatory regime," Chandra said. "Our focus is on combining OKX's global technology, liquidity and product capabilities ...

ASIC flags gaps in super fund valuations

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... accuracy of members' retirement balances. The regulators latest review examined 42 registrable superannuation entity financial reports and six audits, identifying shortcomings in trustees' oversight of externally managed investments and auditors' testing ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... Singh said the milestone reflected growing confidence in the firm's investment approach. "We've spent decades applying financial science to real-world portfolios, and our ETF offering gives financial professionals another way to access that approach ...

Flexible work fails to follow women into leadership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
While a greater number of women are advancing into management roles, inflexible leadership positions and unequal caring responsibilities are forcing more women to leave senior positions. The Gender Equality Insights 2026: Unlocking Australia's Workforce ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... a retail client in Fidante's target market, the product would be unlikely to be consistent with the objectives, financial situation and needs of the retail client. The TMD states the fund primarily invests in a diversified multi-sector credit portfolio ...