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ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... management, to accumulate an additional $150 million of capital to maintain robust financial resources and ensure independence of its clearing and settlement facility licensees. ASIC had initiated an inquiry into ASX in June 2025 around its questionable ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... investors worldwide," Coller said. "As Coller EQT, we will maintain our strong alignment with our investors and the independence of our world-class origination and investment process. Together, we are exceptionally well-positioned to deliver best-in-class ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... we believe that there are many investors who will try to provide more capital support for Europe's strategic independence from the US in the coming years, and it is clear that in that case those funds will not flow to the US or other non-European ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Trump's administration. "We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its chair Jerome Powell. The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." Powell said the action threatens the Fed's independence to be able to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions. "I have served at the Federal Reserve under ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Inquiry into the ASX Group. ASIC said it obtained commitments from the ASX on reforms including: strengthening the independence and governance of ASX's Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facilities Boards; strategic reset of ASX's transformation program 'Accelerate' ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... valuation practices we observed involved infrequent valuations, incomplete or absent valuation policies, insufficient independence and inconsistent approaches to valuing collateral." Kirkland said ASIC is focussed on minimising harm to consumers and ...

Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... in the world," Colosimo said. Colosimo noted the falling optimism in Nvidia along with Google's push for its chip independence has led to the divergence in the two stocks. Google's success, he said, has also spread to other companies, like Broadcom ...

ASIC takes SMSF auditor to court for continuing work despite ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... six other SMSF auditors for a range of concerns including breaches of auditing and assurance standards, breach of independence requirements, continuing professional development obligations, or for not being a fit and proper person to remain an approved ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... licence conditions will support improved outcomes for AES's members and ensure that there is an appropriate level of independence, rigour and transparency regarding expenditure decisions. "Superannuation fund members should be able to expect that trustee ...