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IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... Arteria in late April, stating the action was spurred by continued underperformance from Atlas Arteria, and a significant change in strategy to pursue more mergers and acquisitions (M&A). IFM already owns a 34.5% stake in Atlas Arteria through its wholly ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... players in independently aligned advice in Australia." The deal comes as the advice sector continues to undergo structural change, with many firms seeking scale and external investments to manage increasing operational complexity while preserving adviser ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... exemption is "a critical measure to ensure that financial advisers can contact their clients when there has been meaningful change in circumstances that would warrant the adviser recommending to the client that they make some change to their existing ...

MPC Markets partners with HeirWealth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... the platform. "As an early adopter, they've worked closely with us to shape a product that represents a genuine step change in portfolio reporting and client review statement generation," said Tubman.

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) is partnering with DASH to provide financial advisers with a new white labelling capability for platform access. The Foundation Advisers Wrap will allow advisers to retain access ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
APRA's funding levy will rise by 4.2% to $253.3 million for the 2027 financial year, Treasury estimates show, with superannuation funds expected to cover one third of this charge. Split across the sectors it regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million ...

ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
The Australian Taxation Office has urged employers to act immediately ahead of the introduction of Payday Super on July 1, warning businesses have just five weeks remaining to prepare for one of the biggest changes to the superannuation system in years. ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... and evolving patterns of work. "While participants highlighted legislative constraints are limiting the scope for product change, there are examples where some insurers are actively exploring and piloting new approaches within the current settings," ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Charter Hall group has updated its FY26 guidance, increasing security value based on strong performances from its institutional property funds management (PFM) platform. The group has increased its operating earnings per security from 100 cents to 103 ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...