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Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... company policy to ensure coal production slowed and prices rose, in what was called an example of anti-competitive trade practices. Last year, the fund managers were unsuccessful in attempts to have the case dismissed. Now, Vanguard has decided to settle ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... intelligence (AI) is gaining traction across the ecosystem, with the report indicating that 60% of advisers now use AI in their practices, including 27% who use it extensively, primarily for client communications. Meanwhile, heightened cyber threats ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... in partnership with Fiduciary Partners. Jacqueline Fernley has founded arcpoint OCIO, a dedicated resource for advice practices, family offices and charities and foundations. The business aims to provide differentiated investment outcomes, including ...

LGT Wealth Management names head of family advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... Ping Lim said Prasad's appointment will provide Australian families with strategic guidance grounded in global best practices. Prasad said the future of wealth management is not just about preserving assets, it is about preserving legacies. "I'm honoured ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... resources, including by strengthening competition and increasing access to finance," he said. "Further research into firm practices and economic conditions in countries like the Netherlands and the United States could show how Australia can better use ...

Canadian pension fund in turmoil amid governance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... independent review and remains focused as always on strengthening plan governance to ensure it aligns with industry best practices." The CAAT Pension Plan was established in 1967 to support the Ontario college system but now caters to 125,000 members ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... generators, ASIC is launching another into the advice licensees that use them. ASIC said the aim of the review is to address practices that inappropriately or unnecessarily encourage consumers to switch their superannuation, saying it is concerned that ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... products. "The scope of that review was broader than only First Guardian and Shield. The review identified weaknesses in the practices of some trustees. The gaps were in areas such as onboarding practices, monitoring of investment options, and remedial ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... service enhancements for the market. "But this execution has not been consistent for all parts of our strategy. Best practices for risk management and resilience are continually maturing, but at ASX we have not yet achieved the standards of excellence ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... revelations from the Royal Commission, CBA was ordered by APRA to examine whether governance, culture and accountability practices at CBA were to blame. APRA's final report into CBA was published in May 2018, but over the following years, CBA had IBM ...