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'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... investment schemes (MISs) and their responsible entities (REs), as well as the regulation of lead generators. It said the most critical point of failure in the value chain regarding Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund were the two responsible ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Morningstar said super funds could be the safest and most effective option for retail investors to access private market investments. This, it said, would especially benefit those investors who do not have the capacity to do their own research and due ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... business and knowing what should be supported externally," Euvrard said. "The best practices will not be the ones who do the most internally, they will be the ones who design the most intelligent operating systems." Meanwhile, Euvrard highlighted the ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... platforms. Several reform initiatives are also driving up expenses. This includes investing in its response to the ASIC Inquiry, most notably the Accelerate program. The program involves a reset of new targets and benchmarking agreed to by ASIC and the ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... non-financial loss. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court commented Westpac failed the very customers who needed help when they needed it most. "These were customers who were asking for some breathing room for a range of reasons including domestic abuse, natural ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... Australia. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Hair was with Citi for more than seven years where he held a number of roles, most recently as APAC head of futures relationship management, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage. Prior to that, he spent close ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... At Macquarie Group, he established, led and grew major investment businesses and teams in Australia and internationally, most recently serving as executive chair and senior managing director of Macquarie Asset Management. ART chair Helen Rowell said ...

LGT bolsters investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... both traditional and alternative asset classes. Bengasino joins after eight years at TelstraSuper Investment Management, most recently serving as head of opportunities and real assets. He brings experience across private markets, including co-investments ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... complexity of mental health-related claims and consumers forced to pay higher premiums as a result. They agreed industry action is most needed in the areas of product design and the group and retail TPD markets. In group insurance, APRA and ASIC encouraged ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... the fastest growing, increasing their total number of advisers by 10.4% over the 12 months. The five AFSLs attracting the most advisers were Akumin Financial Planning, RI Advice group, Picture Wealth, Consultum and Canaccord Genuity Financial.