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ASIC 'scrutinising' Sequoia's second InterPrac fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator says it is "closely scrutinising" Sequoia Financial Group's second attempt at a fire sale of InterPrac Financial Planning to a little-known private investor. Sequoia yesterday announced it had "successfully concluded" the ...

RBA switches to 'decidedly hawkish' tone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... spending with little weight placed on the wealth effect." Allen said the tone of the Minutes was hawkish and suggests a change in strategy from the board. "The role of the Minutes is to explain the decision to lift the cash rate and as a result were ...

'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 ...

Treasury consults shifting tax debts from victims to abusers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... greater flexibility to transfer a tax debt to the person responsible for financial abuse in family law proceedings. "The change would mean victim-survivors would no longer need to engage the ATO's administrative processes when they are already before ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Traditional methods were available exclusively to a small segment of high-net-worth investors," Chandra said. "Pre-IPO perps change that. Eligible wholesale clients can take a long position if they believe a company is undervalued or go short if they ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
Australia's exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry attracted $6.9 billion in net inflows during September, taking total assets under management to a record $388 billion as investors continue to favour index-based strategies, international equities and ...

CareSuper rejigs beneficiary nominations, investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... several changes to its investment options and beneficiary nominations. On October 1, CareSuper amended the trust deed to change the circumstances in which a binding nomination may become invalid. Previously a binding nomination could become invalid if ...

L1 Group sells Platinum's responsible entity to Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... and other unlisted Platinum funds. L1 Group said the investment strategy and investment personnel for the funds will not change as part of the deal, and it will update the Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) for the funds to reflect these changes. "The ...

HUB24 boosts adviser engagement with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... emphasis on life insurance. Prior to Allianz Retire+, Marquet served as head of technical services, research and regulatory change at MLC Life, where she also held other leadership positions for more than three years. HUB24 has been expanding its leadership ...

IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... an [emerging market] environment you've got to actually deal with very early on," Wanigasekera said. "It's not a change in what we do. It's just the sequencing of when we do things that has had to be changed... paying much more attention ...