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APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... heightened risks have not always been matched by sufficiently strong governance practices. Weaknesses include inadequate scrutiny when investments are onboarded, ineffective monitoring and remediation, inconsistent enforcement of investment limits, poor ...

ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... resilient market infrastructure. The banking sector will face a review of AI use in customer-facing activities, alongside scrutiny of incentives, referrer arrangements and broker oversight. ASIC will also examine practices among for-profit claims management ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... investor capital, although persistent inflation and interest-rate uncertainty would keep credit quality and duration under scrutiny.

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... sector. However, he describes implementing innovation in the retirement sector as "extremely difficult" but commends the scrutiny and security in place to protect members' retirement funds. "Super is a highly regulated industry. The boundaries between ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... the super trusteeship business via its subsidiary Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), after facing continued scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses. ASIC is going after Equity Trustees on a number of fronts, which include alleged ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Hinchliffe, a KPMG veteran, and her involvement in the tender process. Macquarie said the decision follows continued scrutiny of KPMG Australia's audit practice, including information exposed by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial ...

Trustees, platforms, cyber risk under APRA spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Superannuation trustees, platforms and cyber resilience will be under more scrutiny in the 2027 financial year from the prudential regulator. APRA laid out its priorities in its newly published 2026-27 Corporate Plan, firing warning shots at trustees ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... Investment Partners will focus on offering investment governance and bespoke services to assist licensees amid heightened scrutiny as a result of recent managed investment schemes failure. Speaking to Financial Standard, Bhana said the collapses of the ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... the scope was correct and was awaiting the review's findings. The embattled global consulting firm has been under scrutiny for misusing confidential client information to pursue audit tenders, including those of Westpac and Dexus. The details were ...

ASX profits slump as ASIC inquiry costs bite

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... go-live. "It has been a highly consequential year for ASX in FY26. In the past 12 months we navigated significant external scrutiny, while continuing to operate critical market infrastructure through an exceptionally active and volatile period for markets," ...
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