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ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Equity Trustees Superannuation (ETSL), alleging failures in care, skill and diligence concerning the decision to allow members to invest in the First Guardian Master Fund. This ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... supporting personalised member guidance and advice, enabling greater investment capability and insights or further improving service levels, AI and automation have a vital role to play in delivering better outcomes for members." AustralianSuper has also ...

Bell Financial launches Tandem Capital

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... increase investor interest in margin lending strategies. Fox said Tandem Capital was developed to help advisers broaden their service offering without disrupting existing broker relationships. "Bell Financial Group has worked with advisers for over 50 ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said the central bank expects firms to pass-through higher input costs due to the Middle East conflict to consumers relatively quickly. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney, Hunter ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Vital Business Partners (VBP), part of AZ NGA's network, has appointed a new chief executive, replacing Nathan Jacobsen who joined the parent company as chief operating officer earlier this year but continued to oversee the management of VBP. VBP has ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is calling on the government to help fund the burgeoning Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) to stop putting "undue" pressure on Australia's risk advisers. The government has announced the shared ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
ASIC is furthering its simplification work, focusing on the development of sector-based regulatory roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The role will be filled by a former Future Fund board member who has also held roles at Macquarie, NAB and AMP. Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Patricia Cross as an operating partner for Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...