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ASIC appoints receivers to Star Investment Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... investigation remains ongoing. The appointment of receivers represents a further escalation in the proceedings, giving the independent appointees responsibility for assessing the affairs and property of the entities and Ahmad in accordance with the court ...

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... oversight through upcoming changes to the Life Code. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) commissioned the independent review to test the Life Code's commitments to customers. "Australia's life insurers support a strong, clear, and accountable ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... businesses to test certain innovative financial and credit services without holding an AFSL or credit licence. The independent review, led by Maha El Dimachki, examined the design, operation and effectiveness of the regime. Its final report was handed ...

Acclime acquires Melbourne's Polar 993

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... governance, advisory and fund services across Asia Pacific and global markets, has signed an agreement to acquire the independent trustee and fund administration business from Melbourne. The Hong Kong-based firm is acquiring Polar 993, an Australian ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... between the trustee and the platform to look after the member, pointing to her direct line with Danielle Press, the independent non-executive chair of the board of IOOF Investment Management, MLC Expand's trustee. Both firms sit under the now-delisted ...

Next Capital nabs Fujitsu's data centre platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... jointly by Fujitsu and Next Capital over the coming months, with some 58 data centre team members transitioning to the independent platform. Next Capital said a new name and identity will be introduced for the platform in due course, as the deal follows ...

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... arrangements were scheduled for review and premiums were likely to increase," Aware said. "Aware Super has now completed the independent market review, which aimed to achieve the best outcome for members and ensure the new insurance arrangements remain ...

Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... process to help shape it and the Treasury Secretary should continue to provide final approval of the Strategy. The independent review, which concluded in April, found the AOFM overall is performing its core functions effectively, and Australia's ...

ASFA strengthens cyber security with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... experiences, currently serving as the science board member at the Systems Thinking Standards Institute and was the independent director of Gateway Network Governance Body in Melbourne for close to three years. The appointment comes as ASFA continues ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... the offer and states it undervalues the firm, fails to reflect an appropriate premium for control and is below the independent expert's assessed fundamental value. IFM Investors raised its bid for Atlas Arteria to its maximum consideration of $5.10 ...
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