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CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Planning (CFP), Financial Wisdom Limited (FWL) and CMLA. The claim related to certain CMLA life insurance policies recommended to clients by financial advisers. The action alleged CFP and FWL or their financial advisers breached their duties and prioritised ...

Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... being too complex for retail investors to understand despite disclosure requirements," Treasury said. Previous reviews recommended several changes that include providing ASIC with limited powers to alter a scheme's constitution to ensure it complies ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... effectively identify licensed advisers. Supporting enhanced regulatory measures on advisers, Aged Care Steps also recommended the government launch a public campaign to educate consumers about the value of licensed financial advice and how to find a ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... other alternate financing initiatives "where the long-term requirements of Defence are stable and clearly defined." It recommended aligning government and parliamentary approval pathways for projects adopting alternative finance and delivery models to ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... limited to providing personal advice to retail clients," the application read. "The decision inaccurately states that I recommended a specific investment. This is incorrect; my role was to facilitate investments that clients had independently selected ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... over their existing superannuation into a newly created self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF). The adviser then recommended the SMSF invest in a high growth product. AFCA said it wasn't clearly disclosed to the complainant that 60% of the product was ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... is also expected, though the delays have been immense. "There hasn't been any material advancement of the reforms recommended in the QAR," Edwards said. "We're still waiting on what a Client Advice Record is and how this could better client outcomes ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Brookfield Asset Management and GIC put NSR's equity value at approximately $4 billion. NSR's board has unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the acquisition, which is expected to be implemented in the second quarter of 2026 pending ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... the best ways to inject more dynamism and investment into our economy," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. The report recommended moving to a hybrid corporate tax system, combining a lower company income tax of 20% for small and medium businesses earning ...

TT Investments improves cash offer for 360 Capital shares

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... 2026, 7:00pm AEDT. Responding through an ASX announcement, 360 Capital's independent board committee (IBC) has recommended that the remaining shareholders accept the offer. The committee's independent expert Grant Thornton concluded the previous ...