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Ironbark expands advice footprint with acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
Ironbark Financial Group has acquired a Victoria-based multi-disciplinary firm that specialises in assisting small to medium sized businesses, integrating the practice into its Ironbark Advice brand. Paris Financial has joined Ironbark, bringing over ...

Consistent climate disclosures matter: ASFA, ACSI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI have joined four other peak investment bodies to push for continued transparent and comparable climate disclosure. Other organisations ...

Evidentia ex-chief executive quits chair role amid restructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
Evidentia chair and former chief executive Michael Wright will step down, following several senior roles were cut at the managed accounts provider under his successor, Louise Watson, who took the helm in September. Wright was chief executive of investment ...

Euroz Harley completes capital markets arm divestment

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
Euroz Hartleys has completed the sale of its capital markets business to BMO Australia, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal. The deal was announced in June when BMO confirmed it will acquire the capital markets arm of Euroz Hartleys ...

ASIC raises red flags on prediction markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
ASIC chair Sarah Court has warned retail investors to be wary of "highly speculative" prediction markets, likening them to betting. Court said prediction market contracts "have all the features of a bet" and that the regulator believes they are not ...

ASIC consults on market operator financial resources requirements

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
ASIC is consulting on proposals for clearer guidance on financial resources requirements for licensed market operators in Australia. The draft updated guidance aims to support market resilience by providing greater clarity on the amount and types of ...

Lagarde to leave ECB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing for a leadership change early next year, with its president Christine Lagarde set to depart before the end of her current term. Lagarde has informed the ECB's Governing Council and European Council President ...

Life insurers urged to act earlier on claims

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
Life insurers are being urged to request information earlier and improve communication with customers to prevent avoidable delays in claims decisions, following an industry review that found repeated gaps in the handling of longer-running claims. The ...

FBI accuses North Korea of $9bn Binance crypto heist

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
North Korea has been accused of being the culprit behind the $9 billion (US$6.3bn) cryptocurrency heist from global digital asset platform Binance that took place last week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released information advising that ...

ASIC issues 'wake-up call' to trustees on member complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
The corporate regulator is calling on superannuation trustees to improve oversight of issues arising from member complaints, noting many are not doing enough to use complaints as early warning signs of broader issues. In its Report 844 Lessons to be ...