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ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... protect consumers by banning payments and other benefits that could influence the advice they receive, or the financial products recommended to them," Court said. Between February and December 2021, ASIC alleges Saad advised 217 retail clients to roll ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... by a need for greater safeguards. "Australians surveyed are open to using AI when researching and comparing financial products, with the findings showing clear interest in tools that can save time and make it easier to consider different offers," Black ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Openmarkets Group and Ondo Finance will bring the latter's institutional-grade tokenised financial products to eligible Australian investors, developing new products tailored to the local market. Both organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Nine in 10 advisers concerned about greenwashing: RIAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... use capital," Kusch said. Earlier in the year, Treasury opened a consultation on the labelling of sustainable financial products, with a particular focus on retail offerings. It covered the scope of the labelling system, disclosures, thresholds for labelling ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... solutions. We have built our business around a simple principle: Muslims should have access to sophisticated financial products without having to compromise their faith or values. That commitment has not changed, and it will not change." "Our community ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... digital assets like stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenised securities and digital asset wallets were labelled as financial products by ASIC last year. Further, to pledge more confidence on the sector, the government passed the Corporations Amendment ...

Chiodo in ASIC's crosshairs again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... would also restrain Royce Capital, RARE, Kortesis and Chiodo from advertising, promoting or accepting money for financial products generally in Australia. ASIC alleges that in August 2025, Royce Capital raised $1.54 million from SMSF investors, purportedly ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... why broader scam prevention efforts are so important," Jenkins said. Overall, the three most complained about financial products in 2025-26 were personal transaction accounts, motor vehicle insurance and credit cards. Banking and finance remained AFCA's ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... fintechs and digital asset businesses for secured infrastructure that enables further development of regulated financial products while reducing operational complexity. Fireblocks head of Asia Pacific Amy Zhang said more businesses are seeking institutional-grade ...

ASIC seeks to wind up Capital Guard AU

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... Tasiyan and headquartered at Level 36, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney. It touted itself as a "leading provider of financial products designed to promote wealth growth and safeguard investments" with "expertise in Australian fixed-income instruments such as ...
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