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Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... before any further restructuring takes place. "Acenda workers are facing round after round of job cuts with very little information about what is happening next," she said. "Workers deserve transparency and genuine consultation when major changes are ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... on informal channels puts working Australians at greater risk of making life-changing financial decisions based on information from unregulated sources. "This isn't just asking AI to draft an email or fix some grammar. This is real life. We can't leave ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... particularly in volatile markets like crypto," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. Social media, one of the main sources of information for the 18 to 28 age demographic, is also a major distributor for crypto marketing. Almost three quarters of Gen ...

AFCA expands scam-related complaints, publication rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... unjustified delays and patterns of poor compliance behaviour. "Where publication occurs, AFCA publishes only limited information, such as the firm's name, industry category, the determination number and the date of the determination. AFCA does not publish ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest report on exchange traded products (ETP) said fixed income is normalising as a core allocation. It said flow trends have shifted meaningfully from 2022 when equity income strategies were in high demand as investors ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... provider Macquarie Technology Group. The NRFC said the investment is to help ensure critical digital infrastructure and information, including the data of everyday Australians, remains securely onshore. The NRFC's investment falls under its Enabling ...

ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... first is that: "Directors are remunerated, sometimes handsomely, to do their job, which requires real engagement with information provided to them." The second is that: "Directors cannot substitute reliance upon the advice of management for their own ...

Interprac sues AFCA over Shield determination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... the fund's collapse." Other parties that have been found to be involved include research houses that provided information the financial firms then relied on in giving advice. Interprac said the decision highlights limitations in AFCA's rules ...

ASIC launches beneficial ownership transparency review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... consultation in 2022, the government has released proposed reforms that would increase the disclosure of ownership information for listed companies and expand ASIC's enforcement powers.

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... anyone considering switching to higher risk and more complex products and it should be mandatory for members to receive information about how their fund has performed compared to the median MySuper option."