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ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... obligations (DDO). The orders are valid for 21 days unless revoked earlier, ASIC said. These stop orders arose from ASIC's risk-based surveillance of managed investment schemes, as the market watchdog has recently ramped up its scrutiny on private credit ...

MaxCap appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... significant operational and structural enhancements, with a particular focus on MaxCap's financial performance, governance and risk management. Australia's private credit sector has been in the radar of the corporate regulator since last year ...

Investors back active management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... and more about how effectively portfolios can adapt; drawing on active management, broader diversification and deliberate risk management to deliver more consistent results," chief executive of Schroders Australia, Alison Telfer says. The survey found ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... subsequently," it said. It advised shareholders to carefully consider these risks and uncertainties, alongside their own risk preferences, investment objectives and time horizons, when assessing whether to accept or reject the offer. Atlas Arteria noted ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... protecting investors. However, the report found some of these developments could introduce pockets of heightened concentration risk at a business- and economic-level through the use of external service providers and could amplify retail risks in gamified ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has unveiled key findings from its inaugural system risk stress test (SRST), highlighting the resilience and stability of the financial market depends heavily on the superannuation sector. The SRST ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
A $1.1 billion surge in advice fees deducted from Australians' superannuation accounts over the past two years has prompted fresh calls for stronger consumer protections. This comes amid concerns younger members are being switched into higher cost ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... period, being 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2024. One key limitation of Mercer's incident system was its governance, risk and compliance (GRC) database, where incidents were recorded, assessed and tracked, lacked the functionality to identify when ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... advice licensees' and if they use lead generators or third-party referral sources along with inadequate monitoring of key risk indicators such as member churn, patterns in fees, holding limits and unusual fund flows. APRA wrote to trustees in in October ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... was transferred to related entities without basic safeguards, exposing thousands of Australians to significant financial risk," ASIC chair Sarah Court said. "These proceedings are about holding those we allege to be involved to account and sending a ...