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First Guardian victims recoup 8% of $38m loan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Victims of the First Guardian Master Fund will only recoup $2.9 million out of a $38.3 million loan made by responsible entity Falcon Capital, according to liquidators who said the amount represents a realistic commercial value compared to alternative ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... arranging payment and documentation for transactions; obtained at least $100,000 from investors for a bond that did not exist; made misleading or deceptive statements on its website, including misrepresenting its experience and altering scam warnings ...

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
The market watchdog has made interim stop orders against two products operated by Stratfund, suspecting deficiencies in the target market determinations (TMD) for both products. Offered under the Australian Fixed Income Fund, the products in question ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... the next two years as they work through the Shield and First Guardian matters," he said. "It is critical that changes are made to the CSLR to make it more sustainable, and changes are made to the regulatory regime to ensure that we don't see a repeat ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... The final report into the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) has been published by Treasury with six recommendations being made. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government would consider the recommendations and provide a response ...

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... Mutual (IML) Anton Tagliaferro is launching a new fund management business, focussing on small caps, with a new fund already made available for investors. Fundamental Investment Management's first fund - the Fundamental Smaller Companies Fund - has ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... overnight. "By providing a trusted digital representation of fiat currency, they remove structural barriers that have historically made capital movement between jurisdictions slow and difficult to access," Beale said. "In practice, this supports the ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... that would inform its policy and supervision priorities. "As our financial system becomes more interconnected, decisions made in one part of the system not only impact other financial institutions in the same sector, but those in different sectors as ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... member's death, and not providing death and permanent disability insurance cover for some eligible members. Finally, it made misstatements to ASIC by failing to take all reasonable steps to ensure the reports submitted to ASIC in relation to one ...

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... chief executive and managing director David Di Pilla said. "Today's announcement reflects the significant investment we have made over the past two years to establish an institutional grade platform, with more than 70 investment professionals providing ...