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FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... clairvoyants." The chair of Diversa Trustees, Vincent Plant, testified before last month's parliamentary committee inquiry into the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. The two funds were marketed as high-returning alternatives ...

Life CCC spots 10.6k breaches in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... allowing investigations to be resolved more efficiently." The committee will publish the findings of its claims handling inquiry and continue contributing to the development of the new Code in the current financial year.

ASX still falling short of RBA's expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... improvements to CHESS and do not indicate an assessment of broader improvement in ASX's management of operational risk. "The ASIC Inquiry into ASX Group confirmed the existence of longstanding and deeply embedded shortcomings across ASX, consistent with ...

Diversa board backs chief executive pay rise, bonus amid First Guardian fallout

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... executive Andrew Peterson a bonus of $770,000 and increased his salary at the height of the First Guardian collapse, an inquiry heard, doubling down on its confidence in his leadership and suitability to lead the business. Peterson received a base salary ...

Inquiry rips into Diversa: 'All profit, no responsibility'

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Diversa Trustees deflected responsibility at a parliamentary inquiry that criticised its governance and structural problems, particularly its role in the failed First Guardian Master Fund, in which members invested about $240 million. At the recent ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... platform-based offering. "Demand for AGILE is up approximately 40% on this time a year ago, with levels of interest and inquiry increasing significantly as the market's understanding of AGILE and similar products develops," the pair said. "There is no ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell, what we need clarity on: was there any misuse, not only of our information, but ...

ASX profits slump as ASIC inquiry costs bite

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
ASX has taken a profit hit due to skyrocketing expenses in FY26, thanks to one-off costs associated with the ASIC inquiry. Statutory net profit was down 3.5% to $484.9 million. Total expenses were up 21.1% in the period to $557 million, including $51.1 ...

Life CCC unveils FY27 priorities

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... industry consolidation and legacy products, it said. The uptick in breaches is triggering the Life CCC to conduct a 'thematic inquiry' into the issue, focusing on the systems, processes, governance and monitoring controls that support compliance, it ...

PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... four Priority Reforms which are at the heart of the Agreement. "We will be looking at these issues and more in our second inquiry into the government's progress towards the Agreement, which we are due to commence this year."
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