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Canadian pension giant takes 20% stake in La Trobe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... Trobe in 2022 from Blackstone for $1.5 billion. Drawing on Brookfield's operating expertise, La Trobe has expanded its product offering including the launch of a US private credit product and a listed investment trust on the ASX. The business has also ...

ASIC issues another stop order for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... property in Tasmania. ASIC said it made the interim order to protect retail investors from acquiring products under a product disclosure statement (PDS) that may be defective and not worded and presented in a clear, concise and effective manner. This ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
Treasury is introducing several banking reforms as part of its deregulation agenda, including doubling the limit on payments permitted from deceased consumers' estates without probate or letters of administration. The proposed changes include increasing ...

Government seeks EOI from experts for financial innovation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Treasury is seeking expressions of interest from financial sector leaders and experts to join the new Financial Innovation Committee. The committee will bring together government, regulators and industry to identify and prioritise opportunities to support ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
A New South Wales financial adviser has been barred from re-registering as a relevant provider for two and a half years after the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) found serious and prolonged failures in client reviews, fee arrangements and ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... payments, trading and custody, which all require separate considerations. "The detail matters; the characteristics of the product, which entity provides the service, the customers it serves and the permissions relevant to that activity. This requires ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... superannuation Kelly Power said she has a "fundamental problem" with the fact that it's only available within the product sphere. At present, the scope of the NCAs is only applicable to superannuation funds and life insurers. The Financial Advice ...

Challenger rejects $7.8bn takeover offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Challenger's board has rejected a proposed $7.8 billion takeover by TAL Daiichi Life Australia, saying the $11.80 per share offer falls short of a level it could recommend to shareholders. The annuities provider said directors had assessed the non-binding ...

ASX needs to push boundaries to compete: AGM

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
ASX chief executive Anthony Attia told his first annual general meeting (AGM) that the bourse will need to respond to global competition by moving beyond traditional boundaries. Attia, who arrived from Euronext to lead the ASX in September, said despite ...

Early access undermines super's purpose: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... Council (FSC) Retirement Summit, Mulino said Australia's spending on the Age Pension as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) was projected to remain "roughly flat, or even in some scenario, slightly declining". Mulino said there is the opposite ...