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Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Experts have warned that cutting too many options on platforms could restrain client choice. Speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference 2026 in Sydney, BT Financial Group chief executive Matt Rady noted the role of platforms as a core component ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... highlighted Australia's strong track record in producing unicorn companies relative to venture capital investment levels. The regulator said the research would help inform future engagement with industry and ongoing work around structural changes reshaping ...

AMP new boss overhauls executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
AMP, under its new chief executive, has rejigged the leadership team that now includes the appointment of a new chief operating officer, and human resources and finance leads. Rob Jarrett was promoted to the role of chief operating officer in May, finishing ...

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 ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... they don't 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 ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... complexity in global markets reshape the financial risk environment. In its latest System Risk Outlook, the prudential regulator said Australia's financial system remained resilient and well positioned to withstand "severe but plausible" shocks. This ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
InvestSMART Group (ASX: INV) has agreed to sell the Intelligent Investor business to another listed entity to better focus on its proprietary digital advice, separately managed accounts and investor wealth platform. The Intelligent Investor business ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... diligence concerning the decision to allow members to invest in the First Guardian Master Fund. This comes after the regulator also launched separate proceedings against Equity Trustees in August 2025, alleging failures in due diligence concerning the ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Emerging markets offer compelling opportunities beyond the booming middle class-consumption narrative, according to investment specialists, who said the asset class has other significant growth opportunities, such as innovation, despite political and ...

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
The government is further strengthening Australia's foreign investment framework in a bid to unlock more investment and subject higher risk proposals to more rigorous scrutiny. This builds on the first tranche of reforms introduced in 2024. The changes ...