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ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
Outgoing ASIC chair Joe Longo has used his final appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to defend the regulator's enforcement record while warning that funding constraints and rapid technological change ...

KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... independence and integrity during the pursuit of the Macquarie audit contract. KPMG said the initial internal investigation, that did not substantiate the allegations raised by the whistleblower, was not conducted with the necessary rigour required. ...

Asset owners staying invested in the US: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... fund has more appetite for things that are unlikely to be disrupted, like real estate or infrastructure. "For example, AI is not going to displace a building," they said. Asset owners also reported seeing artificial intelligence (AI) as a new powerful ...

VanEck launches new Australian equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... the MSCI Australia IMI Quality Plus Index. Commenting, VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive Arian Neiron said Australia is not a standard market for quality investing just yet. "It is concentrated, cyclical and dominated by sectors that can distort traditional ...

Dexus forced to sell stake in airports

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
Dexus has been ordered to sell its stake in major airports following a court order, underscoring a win for the IFM Investors-backed lawsuit. Last week, the NSW Supreme Court ruled Dexus must commence the "compulsory process to offer for sale the shares ...

Retirement fears persist despite rising preparedness: CFS

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... found 51% of Australians feel prepared for retirement, up on previous years, but more than half (54%) remain worried they will not have enough money to live comfortably. Concerns about unexpected health and aged care costs were cited by 50% of respondents ...

We don't always vote in complainants' favour: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... documents like file notes, in a complaint process. Although many advisers are reluctant to share them as they are sometimes not receivable or recorded in the Statement of Advice, he said doing so can enhance the ombudsman's understanding to fast-track ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... stocks on cheap valuations because that reduces their reliance on uncertain forecasts. Second, they stick with a bottom-up, not macro-driven, approach, which reduces their vulnerability to rate forecasts. Third, regardless of the share price, the company's ...

Super fund targets health tech sector with mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Synthesis Capital, the investment arm of the MedTech Actuator (MTAC), has secured a mandate from a super fund to target startups in deep health technology amid heightened institutional interest in the sector. The mandate, coming from HESTA, forms part ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... supply, Marcos said, will last until June 30. SunAsia Energy chief executive Maria Theresa Capellan says the Philippines is not like the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "We don't have coal. We don't have oil. We're ...