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Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
In line with the government's push to tighten the gap in oversight on financial advice fee deductions from super funds, a solution provider is observing a spike in trustees reaching out for expertise, but highlighted the move is not to assess the ...

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
ASIC has confirmed it is actively investigating a potential scam that has seen at least $138 million of Australian investor funds lost. ASIC said the investigation is around whether there were oversight, due diligence and compliance failures linked ...

Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years. The superannuation system received an upgrade this year thanks ...

Gas transition to take 'decades rather than years': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said as the pace of decarbonisation moderates, natural gas is increasingly recognised as an important component of the global energy mix. "The practical reality is that gas is likely to play a transitional ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Sometimes, the questions not asked can matter more than the answer. At the parliamentary inquiry into KPMG in August, Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was asked whether he had ever questioned his audit committee chair about her contact with the firm during ...

Panacea Capital director charged over $4.4m crypto fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Panacea Capital director Brian Jacques Creigh has been charged with criminal offences relating to an unlicensed cryptocurrency investment fund, including dealing with proceeds of crime worth $1 million or more. Creigh appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Flexible choices can drive higher retirement balances. Modelling from the 2026 Intergenerational Report (IGR) released in September predicts that by 2065-66, the number of Australians aged 85 or older will triple to 1.9 million - a huge cohort that ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
TAL Daiichi Life Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japan's Daiichi Life Group, said it has submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to the board of Challenger with a takeover offer. The offer is for TAL to acquire the remaining 79.5% of ordinary ...

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year. The ethical fund manager said wholesale redemptions outweighed the inflows from new products and client wins. Net flows into ...

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000. The Perennial Marquee Fund, structured as an open-end investment, provides wholesale investors ...
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