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Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... boards who are worried about criticism and the 'two strikes' rule from the ASX. Touching on whether the recent green light for Cboe to process IPOs and the acquisition of the National Securities Exchange by the Canadian Securities Exchange can ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... to the US. Australian steel and aluminium imports to the US, however, are currently subject to a 50% tariff. Automobiles, light trucks and certain automotive parts are subject to 25%. Trump recently announced a surprise 100% tariff on Australian pharmaceutical ...

ASIC bans another former Lighthouse Partners director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lighthouse Partners director and financial adviser Timothy Archibald from providing financial services for 10 years, for fees for no service (FFNS) conduct. This comes after ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... allocations to equities, fixed income, and cash remained unchanged, with fixed income allocations remaining "meaningfully light" compared to their long-term averages. State Street Markets head macro strategy in the Americas Lee Ferridge said that despite ...

Wealth and asset management to "significantly" consolidate by 2029: Oliver Wyman

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... fragmented in financial services. "This fragmentation was enabled by low barriers to profitability in a capital and regulatory-light environment, ample organic growth for players to access with relatively undifferentiated offerings," it reads. However ...

Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... aware of any client funds or assets being lost or removed from safe custody," IAM said. The fraudulent transfers came to light during an account reconciliation review undertaken by staff and forensic accountants FTI Consulting, which was hired to review ...

ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... and inconsistent use of terminology by operators. Responding to the findings, Frontier Advisors said it is good to see a light being shone on some of the practices - something it has been working to do for some time. For example, the report flagged fee ...

ASIC sets sights on 140 advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee this morning that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching misconduct relating or similar to Shield and First Guardian. "We had ...

Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... director, Daniel Shrimski said: "Our survey shows that many younger Australians have a pessimistic outlook on retirement." In light of the report outcomes, Shrimski urged young Australians to make proactive choices for their retirement futures. "Importantly ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... it earned as a goodwill gesture." Several ANZ employees had either been suspended or terminated when the scandal came to light. APRA has also jumped on ANZ, worried about its non-financial risk management practices and forcing it to increase its capital ...