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APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
APRA has inserted geopolitical risks into its regulatory priorities, expecting superannuation trustees to manage it well, as their traditional risk frameworks may no longer be adequate in the current environment. Penning a letter to super funds and ...

ASX puts 25% cap on new share issuances during mergers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
The ASX has put a 25% cap on the amount of new shares large listed companies can issue during mergers without first getting shareholder approval. "This gives shareholders a say before significant dilution. Shareholders are also given flexibility to ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has urged the employees of life insurer Acenda to reject an offered enterprise agreement that would see themselves "paid less, stripped of basic leave entitlements and given watered-down redundancy clauses." The FSU said ...

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security. This takes IFM's total share in Atlas Arteria to 39.6% ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
The prudential regulator is lifting the governance bar for superannuation funds and insurers with proposed changes to CPS 510, launching a consultation as part of its endeavours to stamp out 'poor practices'. APRA has laid out revised draft ...

Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has warned the government's proposed capitals gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing reforms could unintentionally drive Australians towards self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a vehicle for residential ...

IFM raises Atlas Arteria's bid, urges shareholders to accept

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
IFM Investors has raised its bid for Atlas Arteria to its maximum consideration of $5.10 per security, calling it the best and final offer in the absence of a competitive offer. This values the toll road operator at around $7.4 billion, up from the ...

ASIC secures record $300m penalty over 'egregious' CFD misconduct

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
The Federal Court has imposed record penalties totalling more than $300 million against collapsed contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Union Standard International Group and two of its former authorised representatives. ASIC described the court action ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASX has admitted that it misled and exposed market participants to financial risk in an announcement related to the delivery of the CHESS replacement project in early 2022, despite realising the delay would occur as early as 21 December 2021. According ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion. It floated 555 million shares at a price of US$135 per share. "The valuation being ascribed ...