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Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... was to request information, using our information gathering powers, assess our information against our standards to see whether or not they were up to our required standards." Kohlhagen clarified this involved engagement with the entity itself and gathering ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Services Royal Commission. In 2017, because of revelations from the Royal Commission, CBA was ordered by APRA to examine whether governance, culture and accountability practices at CBA were to blame. APRA's final report into CBA was published in May ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... opponents and their acolytes are deliberately and dishonestly trying to conflate two different things". "The question isn't whether public demand can create inflationary pressures; the question is whether it did towards the end of last year, pushing ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the department's real estate holdings which looked at whether Defence estate was fit for purpose. There were 20 recommendations made in total, covering everything from legislative amendments ...

Petra Capital fined over misreporting of 15k trades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Iress to implement an automated reconfiguration to all client orders in March 2022. On 16 November 2023, ASIC questioned whether numerous trades executed in a particular security were conducted for the same client, to which Petra responded on 4 December ...

Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... market described in the TMDs. On 239 occasions, Australian Unity did not review submitted questionnaires to determine whether they were within the target market described in the fund TMDs. The contraventions took place between 5 October 2021 and 5 October ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... like these is an important part of our agenda," the joint statement read. In conducting the review, the board will assess whether the amendments are operating in a manner consistent with the policy intent, which was to strengthen Australia's thin capitalisation ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... contributions. Further, she said: "Those with a TTR who will meet a condition of release before July 1 may wish to consider whether they should take steps to ensure they don't enter retirement phase until July 1." Where clients are eligible for government ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... the nation's super funds, measuring things like aided awareness (prompted brand recognition) and brand consideration (whether it meets a consumer's needs). In the first iteration survey responses came from 1344 individuals. It found AustralianSuper comes ...

Nanuk AM hires former Lazard distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... seeing strong demand from advisers and family offices who want investment solutions that align with these global shifts, whether it's artificial intelligence, electrification, or advances in resource efficiency. Our focus remains on delivering good ...