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Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... financial risk," Mulino said. "A strong whistleblowing regime mitigates those risks with legal protections, while also promoting fair and competitive markets by exposing businesses that may be gaining an unfair advantage."

Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... designed around the principle that sectors generating misconduct should fund the costs of compensation. "This should be a fair, sustainable compensation scheme of genuine last resort that doesn't double-tax hardworking Australians in safe, well-regulated ...

Dexus forced to sell stake in airports

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... commence the "compulsory process to offer for sale the shares comprising the Dexus Bloc to remaining APAC shareholders" at fair market value and an immediate suspension of governance, voting and information rights of the Dexus Bloc of shareholders. Dexus ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
Sharemarket crashes and their inevitable recovery are well-charted, but no one really talks about what happens in between. Who are the investors caught in the crash, and who are the ones that capture the most gains on the way up? In that space between ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... risk, as this is inconsistent with how it is applied to current leviable subsectors," Burgess said. "It is not credible or fair to consider levying SMSF investors while continuing to exclude this sector whose product failures have materially contributed ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... on platforms. "Equity Trustees contends that this APRA initiative alone is sufficient to ensure the continued efficient, fair and honest functioning of the superannuation platform market and that further regulatory changes are not required - the market ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Major bank Westpac has copped a $26 million fine for neglecting customers facing financial hardship over a six-year period. The Federal Court found the bank failed 277 customers facing financial troubles by not providing a written response to their ...

IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... Atlas Arteria's appointed independent expert Kroll has concluded the hostile takeover offer by IFM Investors is "neither fair nor reasonable". Kroll said the offer price for Atlas Arteria should be between $5.39 to $6.20 per security - valuing the global ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... risk-taking behaviours in this sector," the FAAA said. Given many advisers run small businesses, the FAAA said it is only fair the sector pays no more than the base levy of $20 million. Treasury's proposed "waterfall approach" wants to apply the ...

AFCA appoints lead superannuation ombudsman

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... positions. AFCA deputy chief ombudsman June Smith said Woodburn's appointment reinforced the authority's commitment to delivering fair and effective outcomes across its superannuation work. "Paul is highly regarded leader with deep technical legal and ...
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