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ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
ASIC has scored a whopping $830 million in civil penalty orders in the last financial year alone, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed. The FOI obtained by Lambros Photios, the founder of technology services and artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected another takeover offer from EQT AB, saying it does not adequately represent the fair value of the company. Swedish private equity giant EQT AB's latest offer of $22.07 was shot down after Perpetual "carefully considered the ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...

Next Capital nabs Fujitsu's data centre platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Australian private equity firm Next Capital is set to acquire the local data centre business of Fujitsu to create a new independent national data centre platform. With a completion date expected later this year, subject to customary conditions and approvals ...

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
NGS Super has appointed a former board member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering. Nick Callil has joined NGS Super in the newly created role, bringing ...

UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
UniSuper has reaffirmed its conviction in the global technology sector after delivering another year of double-digit returns in its Balanced option. Despite acknowledging technology is likely to continue its stellar run the fund warned valuations in ...

FAAA warns adviser levies could exceed $5k as ASIC costs climb

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... could face more than $5000 in combined regulatory levies this financial year, with the Financial Advice Association Australia ( FAAA ) warning rising ASIC and Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) cost are placing unsustainable pressure on small ...

Former T. Rowe Price distribution head finds new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
After a four-month hiatus, the sales director is now calling Evidentia Private, the private wealth arm of Evidentia Group, home. Former T. Rowe Price head of intermediary sales for Australia Jonathon Ross has joined Evidentia Private as principal, private ...

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched its first private infrastructure fund for advised and wholesale investors in Australia. Igneo said the fund expands access to an asset class that has historically been reserved for institutional investors. ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... for a comfortable retirement are now $630,000 for singles, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard. That sentiment, however, varies across the demographics: 51% of younger cohorts (25 to 34) believe ...