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Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Zurich Financial Services Australia has completed its acquisition of ClearView Wealth, with the insurer now the registered holder of all ClearView shares. The scheme of arrangement was approved by ClearView shareholders on 27 July 2026 and by the Supreme ...

EQT to become new Melbourne Storm owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
The National Rugby League team has announced the global investor is set to acquire a majority stake in the club, but financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. EQT will invest in the club's key strategic priorities with a focus on strengthening ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

APRA targets platform trustees, welcomes stronger powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
APRA is targeting platform trustees' uplift in investment governance in a new consultation, which is underscored by Labor's proposed new powers that will enable it to police new capital requirements for superannuation funds that offer higher-risk options ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
The government will enforce sweeping reforms around cold calling, predatory superannuation switching and managed investment schemes (MISs) in the wake of the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund collapses, which lost an estimated $1 billion in retirement ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens said the investment giant is formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell ...

ASIC warns investors over Yepbit platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
ASIC has warned investors against dealing with Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange after receiving reports customers have been unable to withdraw funds from the purported digital assets and futures trading platform. Yepbit claims to operate globally, including ...

RBA on hold but keeps door open for more hikes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) determined to keep interest rates on hold at 4.35% at the August meeting but left the door open to further hikes down the road. The central bank felt the economy has been broadly evolving as it expected, with three ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
New analysis depicted duration as the biggest headwind for bond investors, with both Australian and global bonds labelled as the "laggards" against their peers over the 12 months to June end. Morningstar's Fixed Income Sector Wrap 2026 highlighted ...