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Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... review, which aimed to achieve the best outcome for members and ensure the new insurance arrangements remain appropriate, fair and competitive. "Following the review, there will be an increase in premium rates for death cover, and death and total and ...

ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Trive Financial Services Australia, after determining the company was no longer carrying on a financial services business in Australia. The ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... EQT which valued the firm at $2.5 billion. "The indicative proposal was highly conditional and did not adequately represent fair value for Perpetual shareholders in the context of a change of control transaction and the board determined that it was not ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of Capital Guard after finding that it had engaged in dishonest conduct, including the selling of a fake bond and providing false documents to its auditor. ASIC said the licence was ...

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... monitorisation highlights a fund's transparency, governance, valuation practices, management of conflicts of interest and fair treatment of investors, and is conducted as part of its response to Australia's evolving capital markets, ASIC said. According ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has increased the estimated FY27 levy to be paid by the financial services sector to $198.1 million, a $60.7 million increase from its initial estimate announced in November 2025. The latest update expects ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... to announcing it had received the offer. "The indicative proposal was highly conditional and did not adequately represent fair value for Perpetual shareholders in the context of a change of control transaction and the board determined that it was not ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... engage with stakeholders to consider in more detail an appropriate path forward that supports both sustainability and the fair treatment of customers," Kell said. Kell took into the account of the current blanket mental health exclusions in the code ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... member balances by around 25% for the median fund, highlighting the need of having robust valuation policies to support "fair and appropriate" member outcomes. "Allocations to illiquid assets in MySuper options (the default option for members) increased ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... currently owns an investment property. The bill also locked in two more rounds of income tax cuts for millions of Australians, a "fair go" for first home buyers, and a fairer tax system that better aligns the treatment of labour and asset income, Chalmers ...