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Former Big Un chief escapes prison time for insider trading

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The former chief executive of Big Un Richard Evans has learned his fate after the District Court of New South Wales handed down its verdict, with Evans escaping imprisonment.

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden while maintaining prudential standards designed to support productivity and long-term financial stability.

Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Netwealth will defend a class action brought against it by Keily McCrosson, a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, around the collapse of First Guardian.

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
A former employee of the Victorian boutique advice business has been arrested and charged for allegedly trading client's shares without consent that generated close to $500,000 for himself.

ASIC strengthens AI trading safeguards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
ASIC is strengthening safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading.

ACCC green lights I Squared takeover of oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The competition commission of Australia has given the go-ahead for I Squared Capital to acquire ASX-listed oOh!media.

ASX still falling short of RBA's expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The Reserve Bank's annual assessment of the ASX found it is still not meeting expectations in several important areas, including governance, operational resilience and risk management.

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier.

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
ASIC has slapped interim stop orders on Remara Investment Management's private credit products over deficiencies in its target market determination (TMD), claiming they were too risky for retail investors.

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The corporate regulator has urged the private credit sector to uplift standards, noting participants should prepare for enforcement action if they fail to do so.