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ETF adoption hits 'meaningful threshold' among SWFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... with some institutions reviewing where assets are held and on what terms they can be accessed, questions that barely registered as strategic considerations a few years ago," he said.

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... the value of the digital asset and exchange rates, ASIC said. Block Earner does not have an AFSL but is an AUSTRAC-registered provider and was granted an Australian credit licence by ASIC last month. Commenting, ASIC chair Sarah Court welcomed the decision ...

ASIC moves to strengthen defences against financial scams

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... Moneysmart service since late 2023 have involved the impersonation of an ASIC licensee, authorised representative or registered company. Consumers can search the PRS using a firm's name, ABN, ACN or AFS licence number and compare website details before ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... need to invest with confidence," the profile page states. W4.0 is the trading name of W Four Point Zero FZE LLC and is registered in the United Arab Emirates. Woodford is the former 'YouTube fundie' who ran the now-defunct Woodford Equity Income ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... financial needs, as funds continue to refine delivery models and enhance member engagement," it said. Total number of ASIC-registered financial advisers fell in the quarter to the lowest recorded number of advisers since June 2003 reaching 15,157. The ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... as the global asset manager deepens its push into the local wealth management market. The Australian unit trust, now registered for sale to wholesale investors and advised clients, aims to deliver long term returns through a diversified portfolio of ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has prohibited Stephen Rogers from being registered as a financial adviser for another three years. Melbourne-based Stephen Rogers, a representative of United Global Capital, had been prohibited from registering ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... managed investment schemes. This comes as the government launched a review to focus on governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors following the collapses of First Guardian and Shield Master Funds. The aged care sector will receive ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... measure through cost recovery. It comes as the government launched a review to focus on governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors following the collapses of First Guardian and Shield Master Funds, where over $1 billion of retirement ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... trusts more than doubling over the past 20 years. The Australian Taxation Office estimates there were 1.02 million registered trusts in the 2023 financial year that made total business income of $489 billion. While there are legitimate reasons to use ...
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