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ASIC stalls Sequoia bid to ditch cross guarantee deed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
ASIC is again putting up roadblocks to Sequoia Financial Group's attempt to revoke the deed of cross guarantee with InterPrac Financial Planning, asking more questions and requesting more information before the group rids itself of all liabilities arising ...

Robeco pitches Enhanced Indexing strategy to instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Robeco has launched a new systematic strategy for institutional investors, designed to manage the Australian index's overconcentration in banks and miners. Robeco's Enhanced Indexing strategy for equities is benchmarked against the S&P/ASX 300. The ...

Mercer reshapes fund manager lineup for fixed income strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Mercer Australia has halved the number of fixed income fund managers in its sovereign bond fund strategy, retaining just Challenger Life and Macquarie Investment Management. From December 1, Jamieson Coote Asset Management and Schroders Investment Management ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
TAL Daiichi Life Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japan's Daiichi Life Group, said it has submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to the board of Challenger with a takeover offer. The offer is for TAL to acquire the remaining 79.5% of ordinary ...

ASIC bans 14th adviser from MWL

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
ASIC has banned yet another former financial adviser from MWL Financial Services, bringing its total adviser bans - according to public records - to 14. ASIC has banned Pardeep Singh from providing financial services for four years, after finding he ...

TPD claims drive insurance disputes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Australia's life insurers continue to accept most claims, but total and permanent disability (TPD) and disability income insurance claims remain the main sources of disputes and delays, according to the latest data from APRA and ASIC. The Australian ...

Swedish PE giant EQT takes Cleanaway private in $9.3bn deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB Group will acquire ASX-listed Cleanaway Waste Management and take it private in a deal valuing the waste management giant at $9.3 billion. EQT will pay $3.095 in cash for each share, a premium of 32.1% to the closing ...

AustralianSuper picks up co-investors' stakes in Perth Airport

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
AustralianSuper has increased its investment in Perth Airport, snapping up two co-investors' stakes in the asset, now holding around 29.4% of interest. The super fund completed the acquisition of the combined 9.14% interest in Perth Airport from Australian ...

Euroz Hartleys names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Euroz Hartleys Group has named a new chief executive, commencing October 26. Alan Logan will join Euroz Hartleys to lead the business, as both executive chair Andrew McKenzie and managing director Tim Bunney will transition to the capital markets business ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
After a few sluggish years, the Chinese government has identified several growth areas to turn its economy around, relying upon innovation in those sectors, according to Matthews Asia. Speaking to Financial Standard, Matthews Asia portfolio manager ...