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ASIC consolidates compliance rules for platforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... also undertook further targeted consultation on the instrument before finalising it. "We will update our guidance in Regulatory Guide 148 Platforms that are managed investment schemes and nominee and custody services (RG 148) to reflect the new instrument ...

EQT to acquire Australian parking technology provider

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... Zealand and the United States, and investment in complementary technology products. The sale remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to complete by the end of 2026. EQT co-head of private capital Asia and head of the Mid-Market ...

ASIC sheds light on voluntary administration outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
ASIC has published its first comprehensive review of voluntary administration (VAs) and deeds of company arrangement (DOCAs). The review found the restructuring process continues to play an important role for larger and more complex businesses, while ...

Super funds to reap returns from $2.2bn biotech exit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... close in the second half of 2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. "Building biotech companies from early-stage concepts into medicines that improve patients' lives takes time, conviction ...

Natixis IM appoints head of wholesale distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... investment industry experience, said advisers were increasingly seeking specialist global capabilities as markets and regulatory requirement became more complex. "Today's wholesale client is highly sophisticated navigating ever changing market conditions ...

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
The market watchdog has made interim stop orders against two products operated by Stratfund, suspecting deficiencies in the target market determinations (TMD) for both products. Offered under the Australian Fixed Income Fund, the products in question ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... he said. "It is critical that changes are made to the CSLR to make it more sustainable, and changes are made to the regulatory regime to ensure that we don't see a repeat of a similar type of collapse." He is now urging the government to cap the ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
The final report into the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) has been published by Treasury with six recommendations being made. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government would consider the recommendations and provide a response ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... licensee, the platform, the superannuation trustee, and an independent research house. It has since become the subject of regulatory stop orders, liquidity concerns, and ultimately a collapse that has affected thousands of Australian investors," he wrote. ...