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Perpetual extends exclusive talks for wealth management sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Perpetual has extended the exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to Q1 next year. In an ASX announcement this morning, Perpetual said while discussions are progressing well, there is no certainty of reaching a binding agreement, or that ...

Rest exits co-investment with Motive Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Rest has ceased its interest in London-based data and analytics company With Intelligence, exiting its private equity co-investment with Motive Partners. Marking a significant milestone for the superannuation fund, the transaction represents its first ...

Australian Ethical appoints chief risk officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Australian Ethical has appointed Natalie Kooyman as chief risk officer, effective 9 February 2026. Bringing over two decades of industry experience, Kooyman leaves her most recent position as head of operational risk and controls at AustralianSuper. ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Experts believe the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is not a bubble and remain constructive on the sector going into 2026. Munro Partners portfolio manager Kieran Moore said the Melbourne-based investment management firm sees AI as a five to ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's embattled licensee and adviser services division flagged it is currently making healthy earnings but expects to take a hit from the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund debacle. The unit, which is embroiled in ...

AWAG makes two strategic investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has made two strategic investments, in Avalon Financial Services and SWR Chartered Accountants, doubling its authorised representatives from 40 to 80 across Australia. Avalon is a Sydney-based company specialising ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The professional indemnity insurance (PII) sector will be forced to play a bigger role in making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) sustainable, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino proposes, as the Opposition slams the scheme for "constantly ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Hearts & Minds Investments (HM1) is the latest fund manager to write off its stake in the beleaguered Corporate Travel Management (CTD), while Wilson Asset Management slashed its value by 50%. The ASX-listed travel and accommodation agency services ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Recent employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the nation may be at an inflection point, highlighting the challenges the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will face in setting policy next year. Citi economists have changed ...