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FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... found Byrnes failed to respond adequately to requests from his licensee during audits and investigations into his annual review arrangements. It considered the record-keeping failures and lack of cooperation as "serious, prolonged and inconsistent with ...

Labor bets on private capital, approves $278bn in foreign investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... $87 billion was approved in the June quarter, taking the growth rate of approved investments by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to an average of 17% per year. "Half of all approved applications are processed in 30 days or less. This is more ...

Magellan sheds name, enters new focus as Barrenjoey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... investment management fees, partially offset by stronger partnership income from its investment in Barrenjoey. As part of a review, Benari said $251 million was redeemed from various Magellan funds is now managed by the group's treasury team, which is ...

Advised cover faces claims data test

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... affect the suitability of their policies," Luu said. He said advisers could use policy anniversaries to prompt clients to review their cover, highlighting common life changes that might affect their needs, including shifts in income, debt, family responsibilities ...

ATO sets sights on 'predatory practices' to access super

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) noted there has been a decrease in compassionate release of super, which it said was promising, however it remains concerned about predatory practices from health practitioners attempting to access super for financial ...

Adviser stripped of AFSL he claimed he didn't hold

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... session, as well as a $3300 plan for more complex strategic guidance. Frost has the right to apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review, ASIC said. ASIC may suspend or cancel an AFS licence under section 915C of the Corporations Act 2001 ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... prefers not to support a hard deadline for auditor rotation, given the work involved in switching, but considers regular review of the process important. "We think there's benefit in regular audit tenders, even if that doesn't result in a change of auditor. ...

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... their effectiveness in incentivising whistleblowing disclosures and disincentivising tax and corporate misconduct. The review was sparked by the KPMG Australia saga, which exposed the mishandling of a whistleblower. Elsewhere in ASIC's annual report ...

ASX turns up heat on Clime Capital following KPMG scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... within the FY26 audit timetable," Abernethy said. Ahead of the 2027 half-year reporting round, Abernethy said a detailed review of the valuations and reporting relating to its unlisted investments will complete in November 2026, "subject to receiving ...

Mercer reshapes fund manager lineup for fixed income strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... in funds under management. Mercer said it is changing the appointed external fund managers as a result of finalising a review that also included updating the fund's investment strategy, buy and sell spreads, and management fees. Challenger Life and ...