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Two Ensombl senior leaders exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Two members of Ensombl's leadership team - the chief commercial officer and chief membership officer - have exited the financial adviser community platform. Chief commercial officer Danni Visser and chief membership officer Emily Jenkins finished up ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
Depending on the type of business they want to do, financial advisers looking to inorganically grow their client base will have to pay slightly more for a book now, but valuations have stalled overall, according to Radar Results. In its latest price ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
New research from the Financial Services Council (FSC) reveals digital advice is activating the demand for full personal advice and presents the opportunity for the industry to finally provide regulated digital advice at scale. The role and value of ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Magellan Financial shareholders have approved the takeover of Barrenjoey at an implied valuation of $1.6 billion. Magellan first announced the merger in early March, noting Brian Benari will become the group chief executive under the new entity. Sophia ...

Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Blackstone will acquire a significant minority stake in Rowan Digital Infrastructure, a Quinbrook founded platform delivering customised hyperscale data centres built for the energy transition. Quinbrook is a Queensland-based specialist investment manager ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
SMSF Adviser Network (SAN) has closed its doors and subsequently seen its entire fleet of 85 advisers delisted from ASIC's financial adviser register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Super Consumers Australia has called for the government to focus on reforms that will actually protect people, warning against ineffective measures and those that will harm victims. It raised concerns over the proposal to remove the 'but for test' from ...