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Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... discussions" with an unnamed buyer interested in taking over InterPrac Financial Planning. Updating shareholders on the future of InterPrac, Sequoia said "discussions remain incomplete and there can be no certainty that a transaction will be agreed or ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... corporate collective investment schemes (CCIVs); and the NTA requirements for other categories of licensees as this will inform future ASIC work. ASIC said it will announce its final position by 31 July 2026. The last time NTA financial thresholds were ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... low enrolment numbers, making them financially unviable," Treasury said. Given the current shortage of advisers to meet future demand for financial advice, Treasury now agrees that high barriers to entry, an overly prescriptive curriculum and the administrative ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... email or fix some grammar. This is real life. We can't leave Australians with no other option but to put their financial future in the hands of an AI chatbot," CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "Without the right kind of advice from the right ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... financial advice is where financial products become peace of mind and where investments become aspirations for a better future. "It is a deeply personal profession built on trust and responsibility, and in my view the business of advice should ultimately ...

Bain Capital to acquire Perpetual's wealth management unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... on two core businesses, asset management and corporate trustee services, while also enhancing its ability to invest for future growth and deliver improved shareholder returns over the longer term." KKR was close to acquiring the wealth management and ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... design of AMP Investments' portfolios, which we expect will result in even better outcomes for AMP Super members in the future." AMP Super closed out 2025 with double-digit returns for MySuper Lifestage options. Members invested in AMP's MySuper ...

Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... United States and QIC Infrastructure, and investing on behalf of major global asset owners including during her time at the Future Fund. Michael Sheffield, executive general manager of funds management, said Box would bring deep global expertise across ...

FNZ appoints leads for APAC, North America

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
FNZ has made key appointments to its executive team that include two new Sydney-based leads for the Asia Pacific and North America regions. Peter Hiom was promoted to group head of Asia Pacific. He will retain the role of group head of markets. Hiom ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... "This investment will create 140 high-skilled jobs in cybersecurity, AI and software engineering, backing the jobs of the future right here in Australia." NRFC chief executive David Gall said the investment "fits squarely" within the NRFC's mandate. ...