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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 ...

ETF adoption hits 'meaningful threshold' among SWFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Nearly 40% of sovereign wealth funds have an allocation to ETFs, a new report from Invesco shows, underscoring their expanded roles among institutional investors as their rate of adoption hits a "meaningful threshold". Invesco's Global Sovereign Asset ...

Mercer cuts mandates for Global Listed Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Mercer Investments Australia has again trimmed its fund manager line-up, this time making changes to its Global Listed Property Fund. Effective July 1, Principal Asset Management will be the sole fund manager overseeing the Mercer Global Listed Property ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Mercer Superannuation Australia will pay a $10.3 million penalty after it admitted to breaching the Reportable Situations Regime on several occasions, which the Federal Court found could have had the "potential to have a detrimental effect on members." ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... Denmark took the top spot for the eighth time in a row with the highest score of 89. Finland (88), Singapore (84), Australia (76) and New Zealand (81) also score highly - countries perceived to be the least corrupt or "clean" countries. Weak governance ...

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month. Rider has been named general manager, investments at Primer Super, filling the ...

Advisers expect growth despite uphill challenges

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Despite the current headwinds involving market uncertainties, rapid digitisation and the ageing population, financial advisers remain optimistic about what they can achieve over the next few years, a new report finds. However, the growth will not be ...

Knight Frank names new South Australia managing director

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Knight Frank has appointed Natasha Barron as managing director of South Australia, succeeding long-serving state leader Bobbette Scott as the commercial property group continues to strengthen it leadership team. Barron joins from Growthpoint Properties ...

Kudu continues Australian expansion with fresh investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Kudu Investment Management has acquired a minority stake in a Sydney-based financial advisory business mere days after an identical transaction with Drummond Capital Partners. Australian Financial Planning Group (AFPG) has secured a minority investment ...

KPMG details action plan to address whistleblower probe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
KPMG has detailed a governance overhaul and action plan to address integrity issues across the firm after it admitted its treatment of a whistleblower and investigation into their allegations fell short. In effect to this, KPMG national chair Martin ...