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First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... remain open-ended, BlockchainAPAC warned. Despite several ongoing initiatives, including the ongoing support from the government to overhaul the sandbox framework for financial innovation and the passage of the Digital Asset Framework Bill earlier this ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
The Federal Government has backed an overhaul of Australia's regulatory sandbox framework, agreeing to repeal the legislation underpinning the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) and replace it with a more flexible model designed to support financial ...

Shorter CSLR payout timeframe awaits major bill passage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... Treasury said. Melinda Kee, who spearheads the advocacy group SOS Save Our Super, welcomed the change, saying if the government can cut months out of the process and get people their compensation sooner, then it should. "My concern has always been the ...

MAM acquires half of Aware Super's Victorian land registry stake

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... register of land. The superannuation fund will continue to retain and manage the remaining 50% ownership. The Victorian government has granted SERV a 40-year concession to operate Victoria's register of land, processing more than nine million transactions ...

Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
The Labor government has put forward a draft bill to ban non-compete clauses for employees whose earnings are equal to or less than the high-income threshold, in a bid to promote productivity and competition in the broader economy. The bill also bans ...

CareSuper earns place among pension fund giants, ART breaks into top 20

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... members in retirement. This has been a key area of discussion in Australia over the past year, with both the Australian government and individual funds increasingly focused on delivering better outcomes for members in the retirement phase," he said. ...

Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has proposed a major restructuring of the fund's exposure on US government bonds. "We consider that the three ...

Inquiry rips into Diversa: 'All profit, no responsibility'

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... claiming that the root cause of First Guardian's failure was fraud and that this is the reason why it is seeking a government bailout to make members whole. Vincent Plant, Diversa's independent director and chair, blamed the financial advisers ...

IFM targets growth opportunities with new global office

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... local origination and execution capabilities, IFM said. The opening follows IFM's partnership with the Australian government, which saw a $175 million commitment by Export Finance Australia to support businesses with strong growth potential in Southeast ...

Mulino unveils Financial Innovation Strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... Financial Innovation Strategy that will also establish a Financial Innovation Committee to support a coordinated whole-of-government approach to financial innovation. Announced by minister for financial services Daniel Mulino, the Financial Innovation ...