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ASIC secures court orders against questionable investment scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with concerned of more than $50 million was at risk. The number has more than doubled to over $130 million when the managed investment scheme was ordered to be wound up after ...

Sequoia plots potential restructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... ASIC withdre w legal proceedings against Sequoia after it entered an undertaking not to put the Cross Deed of Guarantee at risk tied to the sale. The regulator applied to the Federal Court i n April for KPMG to investigate the proposed sale, concerned ...

Shield investors launch Macquarie class action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... Macquarie's superannuation platform. Shield collapsed in late 2024 after significant investor funds were reportedly directed into risk property developments and other investments. Across the broader collapse, almost 6000 Australians were affected ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... said its membership would provide an opportunity to contribute expertise around workplace mental health and psychosocial risk. "We're delighted to be joining ASFA and the broader superannuation community," the organisation said. "We're looking forward ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... record it." The technology comes as AI increasingly moves into consumers' financial lives, according to Experian's AI in Risk: The Rise of Agentic Commerce, produced with Forrester Consulting. The report surveyed 6247 digitally literate, credit active ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... knock-on effects of higher oil prices flowing through to logistics, manufacturing and even food prices pose a significant risk of pushing the trimmed mean number higher, and a second rate increase may also be on the cards for the RBA still this year," ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... the per-adviser fee from approximately $2,300 to a maximum of $1,700. "This would better align levy incidence with where risk is managed, recognising that continued increases in per-adviser fees are not sustainable as a means of addressing ongoing regulatory ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... pre-retirees being aware of them. Commenting on the report, which also delved into retirees' confidence-to-spend gap, longevity risk and advice, J.P. Morgan head of markets and securities services sales for Australia and New Zealand Stephen Jani ...

WTW names head of corporate for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... role, transitioning from his former position as head of sales for the Pacific where he oversaw the functions of corporate risk and broking across the region for more than a year. He brings a wide range of experience across the financial services industry ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
The passage of Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 overnight will amend how levies are collected under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and pay compensation to eligible victims more quickly. The package of reforms was passed by both houses ...