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WT Financial bets on scaling advice practices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
WT Financial (WTL) is betting on scaling advice practices by consolidating its Hubco strategy, under which it is selling its consumer-facing subsidiaries to its first Hubco investment, Titan Advice Group (TAG). It is divesting from its subsidiaries ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Treasury has released an options paper to improve the regulation of accounting, consulting and auditing firms after the blowout from KPMG's whistleblower probe that found it used confidential client data in the pursuit of more tenders. The consulting ...

Esencia seals third merger

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Esencia Wealth has continued its national expansion strategy, merging with New South Wales-based Cove Financial Group in a deal that brings around 650 clients and four financial advisers into the business. The Shellharbour-based advice firm is Esencia ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Atlas Arteria independent non-executive chair Debbie Goodin will resign from her position, effective July 7. That is also the date IFM Investor's offer window will close, and shareholders in the toll-road operator will have to decide on the ownership ...

Euroz Hartleys sells capital markets arm to Canada's BMO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Euroz Hartleys has sold its capital markets business to Canada's BMO Financial Group (BMO) for $145 million in an all-cash deal. The divestment will allow the ASX-listed wealth firm to be a standalone pure-play private wealth business, it said. Both ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Future Group is acquiring WTW's superannuation licensed entity, Stewarda, to establish trustee capabilities in house. The transaction is subject to APRA's approval. Stewarda holds an APRA extended public offer RSE licence allowing it to act ...

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted an executive from another affiliate to succeed the outgoing chief executive of Mirova, Philippe Zaouati, effective July 1. Current DNCA Finance portfolio manager and director of responsible investment Léa Dunand-Chatellet ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
ASIC has called out superannuation trustees for not doing enough to protect retirement savings of Australians on platforms even after repeated warnings from regulators about the dangers of poor oversight. ASIC's report Safeguarding super: How well are ...

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
HMC Capital has won two global institutional mandates of $1.35 billion for its private credit strategy in Australian commercial real estate (CRE) lending. The ASX-listed alternatives asset manager has already received $375 million of seed assets. On ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses ...