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APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a package of proposals to strengthen trustee investment governance and better protect members' retirement savings. APRA said the reforms are the next phase of its multi-year focus on ...

Developer jailed after $2.2m investment scam

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
A Queensland property developer has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to dishonestly applying more than $2.2 million in investor funds to his own use of that of others. Ian Omar Chester pleaded guilty in the Southport District ...

ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... intelligence (AI), member services and advice fee deductions among the areas of focus for financial services firms. The regulator has published sector-specific supervisory letters covering banking, superannuation, general and life insurance, and financial ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Australian's life expectancy can vary by more than a decade depending on their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. ...

FSU calls for universal PPL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has called for universal paid parental leave (PPL) as the standard across all workplaces, in a new report. The FSU's analysis of PPL uptake found men are now taking PPL at similar or higher rates than women in some parts ...

SIAA replenishes board with appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) has made two board appointments to fill vacated positions from recent departures. CommSec chief operating officer Stephen Norton has joined SIAA's board of directors, while Canaccord Genuity ...

Former Big Un chief escapes prison time for insider trading

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The former chief executive of Big Un Richard Evans has learned his fate after the District Court of New South Wales handed down its verdict, with Evans escaping imprisonment. Evans, also known as Richard Evertz, was sentenced to one-year-and-nine-months ...

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... burden while maintaining prudential standards designed to support productivity and long-term financial stability. The regulator has outlined its approach on its strategic objective of "getting the balance right" between effective regulation and the needs ...

Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Netwealth will defend a class action brought against it by Keily McCrosson, a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, around the collapse of First Guardian. Netwealth said it subsidiaries Netwealth Investments and Netwealth Superannuation Services have ...

RBA workers slam 'copy and paste' pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) workers have vowed to reject the central bank's pay offer for a second time after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) accused management of putting forward an unchanged proposal. The FSU said RBA staff had voted against ...