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Equity Trustees opts out of super trustee business

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... O'Brien said. "However, in the context of a shifting regulatory environment, higher operating costs and the evolving risk profile, EQT Holdings Limited concluded the business is better positioned to realise its full potential under alternative stewardship ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... high-income earners, retirees and companies can't optimise for all of them simultaneously. "If they preference one profile, they disadvantage another," Laver says. Generation Life, by contrast, can tailor decisions to improve individual after-tax ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... preferences. No funds. No intermediaries. Just the insight, tools and transparency you need to invest with confidence," the profile page states. W4.0 is the trading name of W Four Point Zero FZE LLC and is registered in the United Arab Emirates. Woodford ...

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Alex Zaika said the ETF provides a practical solution for investors seeking access to the space economy along with high-profile US listings. "A decade ago, participating in marquee US IPOs meant opening offshore accounts and often missing out on allocations. ...

BlackRock expands active ETF range

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... across global markets. BlackRock said the fund is designed to provide a regular income stream while maintaining a risk profile aligned with broader equity markets. Australia head of retail wealth at BlackRock Gareth Hughes said investors preferences ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... industry," it says in the submission. "The model has a solid record of delivering to members and has not suffered from the high-profile systemic failures that have been prevalent in the vertically integrated in-house models - both commercial models and ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... renewed push comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny across the advice and superannuation sectors following several high-profile investment collapses and ongoing concerns around consumer protection.

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... the adviser-led market. Another issue is if the appropriate pricing of existing products reflects the latest TPD risk profile. On this matter, APRA emphasised the importance of robust reserving and pricing practices, so assumptions keep pace with the ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... credit today is responding to that economic need," she says. Robb notes real estate lending has a completely different risk profile with usually a shorter loan tenure and average maturity of 12 months, giving a natural redemption and forming a defensive ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... structures," he said. "This, for example, puts ASIC in a better position to identify high-risk MISs [and] understand the risk profile of MISs, if it could firstly then have a better sense of looking into flows of retail investors into those MISs, it ...