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FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... products. The sitting panel found that Byrnes breached the Code of Ethics requirements under section 921E(3) of the Corporations Act 2001, including obligations relating to trustworthiness, competence, honesty and diligence. Its findings included inadequate ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Digital asset providers have evaluated the October deadline and ASIC's consultation on the looming digital asset laws and determined that these developments mark a pivotal point on the sector's implementation journey. OKX Australia chief executive ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
HUB24 and Colonial First State (CFS) say the New Class of Advisers (NCA) will unlikely solve the retirement advice gap Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs. Assistant treasurer ...

Labor bets on private capital, approves $278bn in foreign investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Labor has approved $87 billion in additional foreign investments, bringing the total for the year to $278 billion as it bets on more private capital to buoy the economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced that the additional $87 billion was approved in ...

ASX needs to push boundaries to compete: AGM

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
ASX chief executive Anthony Attia told his first annual general meeting (AGM) that the bourse will need to respond to global competition by moving beyond traditional boundaries. Attia, who arrived from Euronext to lead the ASX in September, said despite ...

The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) new deputy chair David Bradbury said the risks that keep him awake at night are those with the potential to threaten the financial stability of the super system or cause catastrophic losses for ...

GDG sales hit record as FUM grows 29%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) reported stronger funds under management (FUM) across its wealth business in the September quarter, led by record investment-bond sales at Generation Life despite more cautious investor and adviser activity. Group ...

Wealthy investors keep cash despite market optimism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... markets, but they're also navigating interest rates, inflation and policy uncertainty. Cash gives them the flexibility to act when the right opportunity emerges." Demand for advice is also rising, with 29% of investors having sought advice since the ...

ESSSuper names chief executive

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
The board of ESSS Super has announced its new chief executive following Robbie Campo's departure in August. The board president of ESSSuper, Pam Rebecca, has appointed Moana Weir as the new head of ESSSuper. Weir has been acting in the position ...

MA Financial locks down flagship private credit fund, shutters another

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
MA Financial has now suspended all redemptions and applications to its MA Secured Loan Series Fund, a $2.3 billion private credit portfolio after it imposed a temporary redemption limit in August. It will also wind up the MA Secured Real Estate Income ...