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What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... future regulatory models. "ASIC also continues to work closely with Treasury on how proposed digital asset and payment services law reforms might be implemented, so that businesses in these sectors can continue to innovate with confidence." Meanwhile ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who perpetrated family and domestic violence ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Vanguard will pay more than $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 Republican states that claimed it, along with BlackRock and State Street, sought to damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

UK influencers fined over promotion of unauthorised forex scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... wellbeing of their followers at risk," FCA executive director of enforcement and market oversight Steve Smart said. Commenting, law firm Lewis Silkin said the fines issued to the influencers were "surprisingly small" and "frankly, derisory". "... the ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... safeguarding trust and confidence in Australia's financial system," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "Today, ASIC is one of the most active law enforcement agencies in the country. We are taking more cases to court, achieving record penalties, and protecting ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... superannuation retirement income solutions paper said. The principles don't change the operation or interpretation of existing law, prudential standards or fiduciary duties, the paper said. Meanwhile, the Retirement Reporting Framework will collect ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors are lacking. Under Commonwealth law, directors on the boards of super funds must always satisfy a 'fit and proper persons test' to ensure they have ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Financial advisers can bridge the gap in aged care advice, according to an expert, who says that too many elderly people are suffering from the confusion and misinformation surrounding the new aged care reforms. Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Often on the frontlines of dealing with an ageing client base, financial advisers have the obligation to identify, safeguard and respond to elder and financial abuse. This is according to Pitcher Partners client director of estate planning Anna Hacker ...