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ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for the federal governments annual superannuation performance test to be modernised, arguing the current framework is discouraging long-term investment assets such as housing, infrastructure ...

Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australians are feeling less confident about retirement, with retiree confidence and pre-retirement preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of Capital Guard after finding that it had engaged in dishonest conduct, including the selling of a fake bond and providing false documents to its auditor. ASIC said the licence was cancelled ...

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
The market watchdog has made interim stop orders against two products operated by Stratfund, suspecting deficiencies in the target market determinations (TMD) for both products. Offered under the Australian Fixed Income Fund, the products in question ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... decision arguably created a misalignment between individual accountability and the systematic failures that enabled the conduct. The consent outcome corrects that misalignment," Chapman said, adding the case raises broader questions about proportionality ...

WA director admits investor deception

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... of the Corporations Act 2001. Each offence carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment. The charges related to conduct between 13 March 2019 and 1 November 2023, during which Bowden allegedly raised more than $1.5 million from investors after ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... penalty and will not be taken from the super fund or its members. ASIC chair Sarah Court said the systemic deficiencies and conduct identified were inappropriate for a superannuation trustee of Mercer Super's size and market position. "These failures ...

FSC links active super choices to stronger retirement outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Australians who actively engage with their superannuation and seek financial advice could significantly improve their retirement outcomes, according to new research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The research, conducted by NMG ...

ASX to focus on pattern of problematic behaviour in listed entities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
ASX has told listed companies it intends to focus on repeated conduct to ramp up a company's share price through inappropriate use of the market announcements platform. In its Listed Entity Supervision Report 2026, ASX noted over the last 18 to 24 months ...

Advisers expect growth despite uphill challenges

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Despite the current headwinds involving market uncertainties, rapid digitisation and the ageing population, financial advisers remain optimistic about what they can achieve over the next few years, a new report finds. However, the growth will not be ...