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Qualitas seizes on private credit shift to Europe

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Qualitas is firmly positioning itself in the UK with a major acquisition as it bets on institutional investors' shifting appetite for private credit opportunities away from the US to Europe and APAC. The alternative real estate investment manager ...

Frontier Advisers brings Segal Macro, LCP partnership to close

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
Frontier Advisers, Segal Marco Advisers and Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) have decided to bring their Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to a close, after 13 years of partnership. Established in 2013 between Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... approaching retirement. "People shouldn't have to become experts in superannuation, the Age Pension and Centrelink just to plan for retirement," she said.

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
The government will enforce sweeping reforms around cold calling, predatory superannuation switching and managed investment schemes (MISs) in the wake of the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund collapses, which lost an estimated $1 billion in retirement ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... journey to democratise alternatives but also serves as the introduction of our upcoming series of evergreen solutions which we plan to expand in the near future," Carlile said. "Drawing on our decades of experience, strong governance framework, and global ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... can also accept super investments before a client has met a Relevant Condition of Release, allowing advisers and clients to plan and establish a future guaranteed lifetime income strategy ahead of retirement. Allianz Retire+ chief distribution and marketing ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
A new investment governance service provider has opened its doors for small to medium-sized Australia financial services licence (AFSL) holders to enhance and strengthen their governance frameworks. Founded by three former Russell Investments directors ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Iress is shifting its focus from business simplification to executing an ambitious artificial intelligence (AI)-driven product strategy that will help financial advisers slash work processes by nearly 40%. Speaking following the release of Iress' first-half ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Fiducian Group's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) has slipped nearly 30% in the 12 months to June end compared to FY25 due to ASIC's penalty of $7.3 million imposed for greenwashing. Fiducian chair Inderjit Singh said excluding the non-recurring ...