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Poor succession plans expose advice firms to crisis events: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Most financial advice practices are ill-prepared to manage the sudden death or permanent disablement of a principal, according to new research, underscoring widespread gaps in succession and contingency planning. Business Health's newly released What ...

APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... super funds to incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise risk management frameworks, governance structures, practices and culture. They must also actively monitor the geopolitical environment to identify emerging threats and to ensure decision-making ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... including boards, auditors, responsible entities, trustees and chief investment officers, to assess current private credit practices against ASIC's ten principles and lift standards where needed. Late last year, ASIC's deep dive in the sector found ...

ASIC expands list of super lead generation entities

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... breach of law. However, it said consumers should exercise caution when dealing with businesses that use lead generation practices and exhibit high-risk characteristics. "ASIC is putting participants on notice and will consider taking enforcement action ...

Capstone joins forces with PictureWealth to form $22bn FUA planning network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... advisers and $13.5 billion FUA into the fold. CapBack, the recently launched backoffice services offering for self-licensed practices, will also become available under the broader PictureWealth group. Capstone Financial Planning will continue to operate ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... the final phase of APRA's governance review. The first phase kicked off in March 2025, when APRA flagged the "poor practices" of super fund and insurance boards. The proposed changes included strengthening board independence, especially in relation ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... would be forced buyers due to fast-track index rule changes, despite SpaceX not meeting many of their minimum governance practices." S&P Dow Jones Indices, however, has rejected a proposal to fast-track SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI into the S&P 500 ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
Two years since ASIC cracked the whip on superannuation funds to improve death benefit claims handling practices, a follow-up review found very little to no improvements have been made. ASIC's review of 45 trustees found varying degrees of urgency ...

Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... with a further 5% planning changes within 12 months. While 43% of respondents remain moderately concerned about current practices and market size of the private credit market, those who are 'not concerned at all' have nearly halved to just 14%. "From ...

US proposes fresh tariffs on Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... goods made with forced labour from entering markets. The Trump administration said Australian government policies and practices had failed to enforce a ban on slavery, which made it difficult for US businesses to compete. "The failure of our most important ...
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