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Number of Aussie investors hits record high

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
A record 11.5 million Australian adults now hold investments outside their superannuation and primary home, according to the ASX. The ASX Australian Investor Study 2026, based on a survey of 4495 Australian adults, found investors accounted for 54% ...

Janus Henderson launches global equities active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
Janus Henderson Investors has launched a global equities strategy designed to combine a broad market exposure with research-driven stock selection. The Janus Henderson Global Research-Engineered Active ETF (ASX: JGBL) has been listed on the ASX, offering ...

Equip Super financial chief to exit amid C-suite reshuffle

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
Equip Super has restructured its C-suite by welcoming four new members, while announcing its long-serving chief financial officer is set to depart at the end of November. The move follows Equip Super chief executive Luke Symons completing his first ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
ASIC is seeking industry feedback on its draft guidance for the upcoming laws around digital assets and operators in the broader digital economy. The new laws will come into effect on 8 April 2027. Consultation Paper 392, Digital asset law reform implementation ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
"No one can predict a fraud in advance. We're not clairvoyants." The chair of Diversa Trustees, Vincent Plant, testified before last month's parliamentary committee inquiry into the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. The ...

RBA switches to 'decidedly hawkish' tone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) switched to a "decisively hawkish" tone in the September Minutes, with a focus on the upside risks to inflation. The board unanimously voted in favour of a rate hike, bringing the official cash rate to 4.6%, after ...

IMF sees inflation above RBA target through 2027

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Australia's inflation to ease to 3.1% in 2027 from 3.9% this year, leaving it outside the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2% to 3%. The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) estimates ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The latest proposal from the government to see super funds contribute to the Compensation Scheme as a Last Resort (CSLR) would force everyday Australians to fund failures which arose in unrelated high-risk financial services, the Super Members Council ...

Former adviser defies permanent banning orders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
Former financial adviser Ezzat Daniel Nesseim has defied ASIC's permanent banning orders and is in the process of being prosecuted. Nesseim was slapped with permanent banning orders by the regulator between 2018 and 2019 that barred him from providing ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
OKX Australia has launched a perpetual contract, also known as perps, to provide exposure of private companies before they undergo a potential initial public offering (IPO). The Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures allow investors to take long or short positions ...