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KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... the matter with certain independent members of the KPMG Australia board. At that point, the board appointed Allens to conduct a further external legal investigation, which KPMG said remains ongoing. The board identified that KPMG Australia fell short ...

Dexus forced to sell stake in airports

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... and Utilities Trust of Australia has an 8.7% interest. In 2024, Dexus was appointed by some Dexus Bloc shareholders to conduct a sale process for their stakes. The APAC board subsequently issued a notice alleging that Dexus used a confidentiality deed ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Nominees' weak, ill-defined and inconsistent investment option selection criteria. APRA said there is inadequate due diligence conduct on new investment options, including poor documentation and conflict management, as well as ineffective monitoring ...

AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... InterPrac took issue with the way in which blame has been apportioned, saying AFCA "did not adequately take account of the conduct of other parties connected with the Shield Master Fund when allocating responsibility for losses arising from the fund's ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... information recorded on their credit files, and debts to be sold to third-party debt purchasers who then engaged actively in conduct to pursue those debts," the judge said. "These circumstances add an additional layer of harm, and significance, to Westpac's ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...

Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Latest findings from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) show that despite frameworks existing for consumer hardship, weaknesses arise in how those policies were implemented in practice. The eighth edition of the Systemic Issues Insight ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The high-net-worth (HNW) population's vast pool of wealth estimated to be worth a whopping $4.4 trillion, yet only one quarter employ the services of a financial adviser, new research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... know the markets. And real estate is not one market," he notes. A spokesperson for ASIC says in FY27 the regulator will conduct a data gathering pilot for a small sample of retail and wholesale funds in a bid to calibrate baseline data needs across the ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... of duties are in place and what independent processes or outside review that you have within the business. How do you conduct valuations and determine your credit ratings and so on? That all needs to be clear," Danieli said. "It's not just about ...