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SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Outlining its mission for the next three years, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) will prioritise building prosperity for investors, underscored by strong advocacy work, fostering connections and raising awareness about a dynamic ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... grappling within our channels," he said. The private credit sector is facing unprecedented regulatory scrutiny in which regulator ASIC has put product providers on notice for opaque practices and transparency issues, particularly around fees. To help ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... This comes as ASIC also released Report 830, Regulatory simplification progress report, which outlines the work the regulator has already done, including expanding its digital services capability, streamlining its website, and simplifying regulatory ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will target the flow of retail investor money into high-risk managed investment schemes (MIS), the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard this morning, flagging how regulators will ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new report from KPMG finds superannuation funds are getting ahead for the government's proposed minimum service standards set for 2028, including embedding better accountability for service outcomes in their processes following a debacle of administration ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... the new mandatory framework delivering greater consistency, comparability and depth of information for investors. The regulator reviewed a subset of sustainability reports lodged by Group One entities, the first cohort required to comply with mandatory ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
While it might be challenging to construct a truly modern-slavery-risk free investment portfolio, it is not impossible, a sustainability expert says, who will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
InterPrac Financial Planning is taking action against a former client and victim of the First Guardian Master Fund collapse for an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination it is vehemently contesting. The new proceeding comes off ...