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Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... location. Both are currently managing directors with Morningstar, with specialised leadership within the financial services and risk sectors. Prior to these positions, Stephenson accumulated 30 years of experience within financial markets and risk management ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... safeguards to ensure it succeeds: a short phase-in for the smallest employers and reciprocal obligations on funds to reduce the risk of penalties for businesses for delays they cannot control," Thompson added. "These small but practical changes to the ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... June, tackled two issues: that the framework imposes relatively conservative capital requirements and it is insufficiently risk sensitive and may exacerbate procyclicality by requiring life insurers to liquidate assets during a market downturn. To address ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... and was "reckless" in operating his business. Justice Button said unless Mawhinney is restrained "there is an unacceptable risk" that he will re-enter the fray and conduct, most likely through corporate vehicles, a financial services business that "adopts ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, claim CPP Investments exposed itself and their savings ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Moshinsky said he was satisfied that the public interest requires the injunctions to be made, and that there is an appreciable risk that, unless restrained, Merhi will continue to provide financial product advice in a manner that contravenes the Corporations ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Challenger and Iress have entered a strategic partnership to develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Stronger balance sheets and lower interest rates are among the main drivers of renewed momentum in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to new research. Momentum is building again after a period of relative pause, Deloitte's The Deal in Focus ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... all responsible, but when you say everyone is responsible, ultimately, no one is really accountable. "But as always, the risk is that platforms, as a direct result of what's happened, potentially start to overreach and push the pendulum too far the ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... governance in banking, insurance and superannuation. "Effective governance is fundamental to financial stability and sound risk management. Across our regulated industries, APRA continues to see cases where deficient governance leads to poor prudential ...