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Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... funds and funds with sub-standard practices including in relation to expenditure. The prudential regulator will also aim to bear expertise on insurance affordability and availability, including through insurer data, to support informed decisions. The ...

Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... Debelle also recommended expanding the advisory board's remit to advise on all aspects of the AOFM's operations that bear on the debt program, including the Financial Risk Management Policy. The advisory board should also participate in the formulation ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has unveiled key findings from its inaugural system risk stress test (SRST), highlighting the resilience and stability of the financial market depends heavily on the superannuation sector. The SRST ...

New Forests expands US forestry footprint

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... landscape, including habitat for species such as marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, Roosevelt elk and North American black bear, creating opportunities for biodiversity and conservation initiatives. New Forests North America director of investments ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... obligations under the ePayments Code and did not apply rules in the code for determining when customers or the bank should bear the losses from scams. It also admitted it did not have adequate systems in place to help customers get back into their banking ...

Accounting sector rejects shifting CSLR costs to SMSFs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... stem from product failures, conflicted distribution models and governance shortcomings rather than investors who ultimately bear the losses. The groups said the scheme's funding pressures have become increasingly sever, with the levy projected to rise ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... and directors to make sure that you've got proactive risk governance in place." He also noted companies of all sizes bear the same risks. Meanwhile, Julius Anuari, senior administrator from Eightcap - a fintech platform for online trading - also ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
A recent survey conducted by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) shows the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy will increase the cost of financial advice and may see a significant departure of advisers from the industry. The ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... revenue visibility evolve," he adds. Pearce notes the current broadening outside the tech sector as healthy. "You have to bear in mind one company's spending is another company's revenue, so everyone benefits," he says. "That is indeed why we are seeing ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group has offloaded InterPrac Financial Planning for $50,000 to Conquest Investment Partners. Sequoia said the "increasing platform withdrawals for new business for remaining advisers, despite their not being involved whatsoever with ...
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