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Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... industry responds to recent disruption and a sharper focus on governance and accountability," he said at the time. Viridian currently employs more than 100 advisers servicing 15,000 clients. Global private equity firm TA Associates took an undisclosed ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... and public policy to SCA and has previously served as the chief executive of CHOICE, a consumer advocacy group. Kell currently serves as the chair of the consumer consultative committee at Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA), the chair of ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... looking into an advice licensee's business model before they are onboarded. This is a clear breach of trust." ASIC currently also has cases in the Federal Court against Equity Trustees and Diversa Trustees, both trustees-for-hire, externally licensed ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... are working to effectively protect whistleblowers. The consultation considers financial incentives for whistleblowers. Currently, the regime does not include financial incentives or rewards for whistleblowers as it relies on perceived moral and civic ...

Family businesses turn to external chief executives: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... appointing external professionals to the chief executive role after succession with global share projected to double from 13% currently to 26% post-succession. "This trend is apparent in many regions and reflects concerns about next-generation readiness ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... those complex issues for borrowers." Although the firm is only serving high-net-worth (HNW) clients and family offices currently, Wilson said it is keen to expand its collaboration with financial advisers on the longer-term. "I'm very aware that ...

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
... approvals, Next Capital will pocket five enterprise-grade data centres across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, currently serving more than 80 hyperscale, enterprise, government and financial services customers. Fujitsu will continue to operate ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation. This follows Australian Fiduciaries' inability to pay the amount determined by the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... Perpetual considers it appropriate to inform Perpetual shareholders of its receipt," it said. The Perpetual board is currently considering the offer and said there is no certainty the proposal will result in a binding offer. It told shareholders to not ...