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Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... notably "laissez-faire" on investor eligibility, and while there are income and asset tests, such as the wholesale investor test, to distinguish between retail and sophisticated investors, access to private asset products is easily available to individual ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... wholesale institutional investors, fund managers, family offices, and high-net-worth investors who meet the wholesale investor test. Last year, several directors of Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities, both of which are now in liquidation ...

AFCA urges adviser clarity on SMSF wholesale investor test

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Authority (AFCA) is urging financial advisers to gain clarity and better understanding on whether the wholesale investor test applies when advising SMSFs. Even if SMSF trustees have extensive investment experience, an SMSF is still regarded as a retail ...

SMSF sector continues to grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... and self-directed SMSF accounts which prefer direct equities. "Despite concerns about the future of the wholesale investor test, the potential Division 296 superannuation tax, compliance requirements and cost of advice concerns, SMSFs remain in favour ...

Wholesale investor test changes on ice: Parliamentary committee

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
An overhaul of the wholesale investor test thresholds is on ice but potential major changes are still on the agenda, a parliamentary hearing confirmed this morning. Sitting on the committee, senator Paul Scarr said while there has been public debate ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry is considering a refresh of the entire wholesale investor test framework. According to the terms of reference, the government will look at any proposals to change the tests, potential intended ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Proposed changes to the wholesale investor test potentially have sprawling ramifications for financial advisers and is something some experts say will need to be thoroughly nutted out before the government pushes any reforms over the line. Potentially ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The federal government wants to shake up the wholesale investor tests further in launching a parliamentary inquiry into the entire framework, worrying many fund managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...
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