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ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... volume growth," Constant said. "Despite being well aware of the dangers of poor oversight some trustees failed to establish basic protections, like looking into an advice licensee's business model before they are onboarded. This is a clear breach of ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... relation to the management of conflicts, very seriously." ASIC alleges this was not the case and funds were transferred without basic safeguards, including proper security, valuations, oversight or management of conflicts. The directors used members' ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... employees of life insurer Acenda to reject an offered enterprise agreement that would see themselves "paid less, stripped of basic leave entitlements and given watered-down redundancy clauses." The FSU said the offer follows the axing of 280 jobs at ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... needed. Late last year, ASIC's deep dive in the sector found fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state of their investments. It said while some are doing the right things by investors, many are not doing ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... some demonstrated no urgency in responding at all. "We're particularly concerned that some trustees have not actioned basic process improvements and continue exposing grieving beneficiaries to harm at times of heightened emotional and financial distress," ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... insurers from receiving customer enquiries from comparison websites, a popular and convenient way for customers to access basic information about financially protecting themselves and their loved ones. "One in two Australians want personalised advice ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... rights breaches. In a judgment released this morning, the High Court found: "The Guardian's policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act ( New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 ) so far as exclusion from the fund for ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... many commonly used alternative strategies delivered inconsistent outcomes, with some private market funds underperforming basic equity benchmarks despite the higher fee load. However, allocations towards alternatives remained relatively low for retail ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... human rights breaches. In a judgment released this morning, the High Court found: "The Guardian's policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act ( New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 ) so far as exclusion from the fund ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...
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