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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 ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... boundaries, ASIC noted. "Where a business is currently legitimately unregulated, it is ultimately for government to determine whether a new class of products or services should be brought within a licensing regime," it said. "At the same time, some entities ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... menu, as well as reviewing all investment options against its uplifted investment governance requirements to determine whether they remain suitable. In December, APRA said Netwealth cannot onboard certain new high-risk investment options to the platform ...

ASIC seeks relief extension for securitisation entities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... way of a securitisation transaction some or all of the economic risk associated with assets, liabilities or investments (whether the body assumes the risk from another person or creates the risk itself)." ASIC proposes to remake the instrument on largely ...