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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 ...

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 ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... retained its place from the prior month, continuing to reflect strong investor interest in the region's technology-heavy market. iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index ETF returned investors 31.6% for the month. Asian technology exposure also featured ...

Industry leaders and rising stars named at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The annual Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards hosted by Rainmaker Group and Financial Standard were presented in Sydney last night, recognising organisations, teams and individuals across 20 different categories. Leader of the ...

MAX Awards celebrates industry leading teams

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The top performing teams within financial services companies in Australia have been recognised at the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards. More than 350 industry professionals turned out for the industry's night of nights, honouring ...

Financial services investment leaders celebrated

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The 32 nd annual Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) and Investment Leadership Awards hosted by Rainmaker Group and its publication Financial Standard were presented in Sydney last night. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and MLC Asset ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... longer, but we are not working smarter," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "The results are particularly concerning in the market sector - labour productivity fell by 0.7% in the quarter, and only grew by 0.4% in the year to March. Non-market sector ...

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 ...

Janus Henderson builds AI for investment teams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... tool will help the investment team's synthesis the firm's internal research alongside external research and public market data. The asset manager said this will help analysts and portfolio managers surface relevant signals faster and spend more of ...