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Investment managers enter 'paradox' in 2026: Deloitte

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... accelerating development of artificial intelligence as an enabler of either competitive or cost advantage and a more open regulatory environment," the report said. "These forces are blurring the lines between not only active and passive management, but ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... the $20 million cap - Treasury offered some hope in finally calling for a review of the controversial scheme. 2. The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC At an event to mark the beginning of a new year, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive ...

Frontier recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... whole-of-firm focus. Hulley brings more than twenty years of executive experience, having led investment management operations, regulatory compliance and business transformation across complex financial services environments. Most recently she held the ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
After admitting it didn't sufficiently assess the First Guardian Master Fund before making it available to super members, Netwealth is being sued by ASIC and will repay $101 million to victims. More than 1000 investors had their money in the First ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... growth opportunities ahead," Watson said. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026 subject to regulatory approvals. In 2022 Stonepeak purchased Port of Geelong, the second largest port in Victoria, along with Spirit Super.

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The Federal Court has appointed receivers for the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton over allegations investor funds were gambled. Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT have been appointed ...

Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... engagement and co-operation with the regulators." APRA said it will continue to coordinate closely with ASIC on the regulatory response to weaknesses identified in platform trustees. Speaking at the Equity Trustees annual general meeting in October ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... "His leadership is evident in decisions such as the introduction of portfolio holdings disclosure well before it was a regulatory requirement, playing a more active role in the stewardship of investee companies, and bringing more investment management ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
ASIC has made changes to the regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders, with the changes informed by its surveillance of private markets. The updated Regulatory Guide 181 AFS Licensing ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... it comes to actively enforcing its subrogation rights to pursue recoveries under PII policies. To further strengthen regulatory settings, stakeholders want ASIC to exercise its powers to require licensees to maintain PII for the same length of time as ...