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Antares Equities veteran resigns ahead of Janus Henderson takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... responsible for asset allocation research. Guadagnuolo was the portfolio manager of the Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund, which has now terminated, and the Ex-20 Model Portfolio. For the Elite Opportunities Fund, he serves as deputy portfolio manager. ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... Australia's financial system, helping Australians invest for their futures and supporting investment across the economy. The sector now comprises thousands of schemes and around $3 trillion invested in registered and unregistered MISs," minster for ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... Jim Chlamer said advances in AI represent "the most dramatic change" since the last IGR in 2023 and the government is acting now to maximise the opportunities and minimise the serious risks it presents. "AI is developing rapidly and will be a defining ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... participants should prepare for enforcement action if they fail to do so. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the regulator is now "beyond warnings" and pushed players to assess themselves against its 10 best practice principles. Constant said ASIC ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has overtaken superannuation funds as a source of investment information among younger, highly knowledgeable Australian investors, according to new research from Global X. The inaugural GXIQ Investor Scorecard 2026, base ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... and final proposal (in the absence of a competing proposal), Perpetual considers that the process of engagement with EQT has now concluded," the board told shareholders this morning. Perpetual recorded stable revenue of $1.4 billion in FY26, as growth ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... that after a decade of slow progress in improving female representation in funds management, gains have been stunted. Women now account for 12.6% of active fund managers globally, down from 12.9% last year. The number of female managers of active funds ...

Alceon makes first investment with new PE strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... lower mid-market companies generating $5 million to $20 million, typically funding 50% of equity in five to six investments. Now, the strategy has marked its inaugural investment, acquiring a majority interest in Engage Squared. Founded in 2014, Engage ...

MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... repositioning and active asset management within the assets we are focussed on initially acquiring for the new fund." The group has now transacted $500 million worth of retail assets in 2H26, including the just-announced majority stake acquisition in ...

FNZ chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... priorities, simplifying the group through the divestment of non-core assets and continuing to grow assets on the platform, which now exceed NZ$2.5 trillion," FNZ said. Welch thanked Masters for her leadership as well. "FNZ enters this next chapter as ...