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The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... disincentivise investments by super funds in improving the safety of member savings. "We should be prepared to consider whether any aspects of the current regulatory architecture disincentivise these important investments and I encourage you to let me ...

Early access undermines super's purpose: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... pressures faced by Australians needs a targeted response rather than falling back on super savings. "The preservation debate, whether it be in different ways in housing, whether it be in different ways to support people with their daily spending, it's ...

Wealthy investors keep cash despite market optimism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... Budget. A further 28% of advised investors want more support accessing alternative investments. "The question isn't simply whether investors are holding too much cash, but what would give them confidence to deploy it," Orrock said. "For advisers, that ...

Advised cover faces claims data test

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... However, acceptance rates and dispute figures only tell part of the story. For advisers, the more important question may be whether a policy will provide adequate protection when a client can no longer earn an income, particularly when occupational definitions ...

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... 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 to MGF Capital's corporate authorised representatives. ...

Acenda Life launches investment bond

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... Mulheron said. "The Acenda Life Investment Growth Bond offers a simple and tax-effective way to invest over the long-term, whether that means building wealth, supporting family or planning how wealth is passed on to the next generation." The launch comes ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... 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 the investment giant's audit tender. ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... considerations, namely: what proportion of the income payments is guaranteed; what costs are associated with the income streams and whether they are explicitly stated; and what withdrawal and/or death benefits are tied to the product. Confidence in higher ...

ASIC stalls Sequoia bid to ditch cross guarantee deed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... to ASIC such other document, or to give to ASIC such information, as ASIC thinks necessary in order to form an opinion whether it may refuse to receive or register the first-mentioned document." ASIC successfully intervened in Sequoia's first attempt ...

China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... the important need to become more "self-sufficient" at times where commodities may not be available. "In the sense that whether a country, a company, or an individual, will constantly want to be more self-sufficient whenever those a geopolitical event ...
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