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Franklin Templeton names new APAC head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Franklin Templeton has appointed the former global chief of Aberdeen Investments to a lead role in its Asia-Pacific business. Rene Buehlmann is the new head of Asia Pacific and will start his role late next month (September 21). As APAC head, Buehlmann ...

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire bubble tea giant Gong cha Global from private equity firm TA Associates, adding another consumer brand to a growing list of acquisitions as the firm continues its global expansion. Financial terms for the acquisition ...

ASIC suspends AFSL of GFA Capital Markets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of GFA Capital Markets (GFA) for five months after finding multiple client money, reporting obligation and compliance failures. GFA's licence has been suspended from 23 July 2026 to ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D'Amore has been sentenced to almost four years' imprisonment after admitting to dishonestly misusing nearly $700,000 of company funds and authorising false statements to ASIC. The Federal Court sentence ...

ASIC consults to improve flexibility around pre-IPO comms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
ASIC has released a proposal to provide companies greater flexibility when listing on the public market to publicise their upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Under existing laws, companies are generally prohibited from advertising or publicising ...

Sequoia caves into InterPrac sale undertaking, ASIC withdraws proceedings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
With ASIC withdrawing legal proceedings against Sequoia Financial Group after it entered an undertaking not to put the Cross Deed of Guarantee at risk tied to the sale of InterPrac Financial Planning, the group remains coy about the deal with Conquest ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
Warburg Pincus' private equity strategy is now available to Australian wholesale investors. Newly launched Continental Funds Group has brought the Warburg Pincus Access Fund (WP ACE) to the local market, with the help of Channel Investment Management ...

Chiodo in ASIC's crosshairs again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
ASIC is taking further action on Paul Chiodo, this time for spruiking another property investment that raised $1.54 million from five SMSF investors. ASIC is seeking orders from the Federal Court to restrain Royce Capital Investments Royce (Australia) ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia will sell its portfolio of local home loans and personal loans valued at $36 billion to Blackstone. The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
The Federal Court has permanently disqualified former director Larry Dawson from managing corporations after finding he defrauded investors on their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investments. Dawson was pulled out for his role as a sole director ...