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Former Berndale director pleads guilty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
A former director of collapsed derivatives provider Berndale Capital Securities has pleaded guilty to multiple dishonesty offences, including the misuse of nearly $700,000 in company funds. Stavro D'Amore admitted to three combined charges before ...

VanEck unveils new range of active ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... implemented, diversified portfolio in a single trade with full transparency. Investors will see through to the underlying securities, the exposures, the geographies. This is institutional grade portfolio construction, and we're making it accessible ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... international equity ETFs are the most popular form of investment, giving Australian access to an international basket of securities in a single trade. At the same time fixed income ETFs are gaining increased traction and continue to grow as a percentage ...

ASX declares CHESS clearing services ready

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... step in the execution of the CHESS Project and technology modernisation strategy for ASX. ASX acting group executive, securities and payments, Andrew Jones said while there were successful connections from CHESS users to the new clearing component prior ...

Janus Henderson awards mandate to BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
BNP Paribas' Securities Services business has been awarded a long-term strategic mandate with Janus Henderson to provide a wide range of fund and market and financing services across Australia, the UK, France and Luxembourg. The mandate is an extension ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... total market size of investment-grade bonds is US$13 trillion. And the total market value of all residential mortgage securities and loans is also US$13 trillion. In the great scheme of things, private credit probably does not present a systemic risk," ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
NEXTDC has launched a $1 billion wholesale offer of subordinated hybrid securities, supported by a binding commitment from La Caisse, the Quebec-based pension provider. The hybrid notes will have a non-call period of five years and a maturity of 100 ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, passed the Senate on Wednesday. It requires digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... said. "There are civil penalties and criminal offences for non-compliance which will be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. This legislation will make a meaningful difference to people's lives." Australian life insurers ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... portfolio manager, infrastructure UK. Emra Ferman has joined Aware Super as a portfolio manager heading the fund's securities finance team, departing AustralianSuper, where she spent five years managing balance sheet operations. She previously spent ...