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Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
The Federal Court has ordered Oztures Trading, known as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay $10 million after it was found to have misclassified more than 85%, or 524, of its retail clients between July 2022 and April 2023. ASIC commenced legal proceedings ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... business is well positioned and continues to capitalise on growth opportunities. "As at the end of February 2026, application flow continues to show positive momentum in both mortgages and asset finance. For the first two months of the year, applications ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... $101 million back to members. As of April 1, though, the minister's office has confirmed it has not received an application from Equity Trustees and Diversa, despite the two parties saying they will forge ahead with activating this relief. InterPrac ...

Former MWL Financial adviser banned for six years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of the decision. Terheci also applied for a stay and confidentiality orders. That application was later withdrawn, and it was formally dismissed by the Tribunal on 3 March 2026. A date for the substantive review ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... sector," he said. "Importantly, Macropod is regulated by ASIC and is taking a responsible approach to innovation and the application of stablecoins across a range of potential use cases." Macropod did not disclose how much capital is raised but said ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... insurer had temporarily moved staff from an area of the business that automatically obtained consent as part of the application process, to an area that did not. They were unaware valid consent had not been obtained. The insurer identified the issue ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... investment criteria, and the fact the fund says it selects assets "on the basis of environmental consideration and the application of some negative screens" are examples of this. Prior to the changes last year, listed equities had to have at least 40% ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Two years on from a review into cold calling and lead generators, ASIC is launching another into the advice licensees that use them. ASIC said the aim of the review is to address practices that inappropriately or unnecessarily encourage consumers to ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
MA Financial has acquired the Republic Hospitality portfolio in Queenstown for the MA NZ Growth Fund, an investment option for its Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa program to streamline the pathway to residency for high-net-worth investors. The MA NZ ...