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Canopy Investors shuts doors, winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026

... who have been notified of the wind up and termination of the fund. Subject to the statutory notice period under the Corporations Act, the fund is expected to commence winding up on June 22." In the 2026 half year, the fund achieved -9.2% net of fees ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

Outgoing ASIC chair Joe Longo has used his final appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to defend the regulator's enforcement record while warning that funding constraints and rapid technological change ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... others' economies, they may not even need to maintain their 800 bases. From a purely business perspective, when corporations find a more efficient way to do the exact same thing and save costs, they always go for it. So why wouldn't that apply? ...

ASIC moves to extend managed investment scheme relief measures

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... charitable investment fundraisers from certain fundraising, debenture and managed investment scheme provisions under the Corporations Act. ASIC said the proposed remakes are intended to maintain regulatory certainty for operators relying on the relief ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026

... "As with the Shield Master Fund, we believe ETSL acted in line with its fiduciary duties and obligations under the Corporations Act and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. We believe that First Guardian is primarily a case of alleged and widespread ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026

... entities, the first cohort required to comply with mandatory climate reporting obligations under Chapter 2M of the corporations Act and AASB S2 Climate related Disclosures. As of 6 May 2026, ASIC had received 259 sustainability reports tied to the December ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... ASIC investigation and referral. As a result of the convictions, Arandez is automatically disqualified from managing corporations for five years following his release from prison. The case also highlights ongoing regulatory concerns around SMSF investors ...

Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026

... accordance with [the provision relating to extensions and other variations of takeover offers, namely] section 650D of the Corporations Act, nor does it warn securityholders about the risks of the structure, including that the offer may close at $4.75." ...

Super funds score win on stamp duty disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026

... decisions by super funds, including deterring investment in certain asset classes. ASIC consulted on amending the ASIC Corporations (Disclosure of Fees and Costs) (Instrument 2019/1070) in recent months as stamp duty "is a large, irregular cost which ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026

... complaint to the adviser's licensee. As a result, the panel said the relevant provider contravened s921E(3) of the Corporations Act 2001, and the Code of Ethics 's values of trustworthiness and diligence and breached Standards 2 and 7. In a separate ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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