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HMC Capital to launch new private equity vehicle

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... investment into unlisted opportunities, as well as listed entities where HMC sees growth and potential for corporate M&A activity in the upcoming strategy, relaunching the strategy as HMC Capital Partners Fund II (HMCCP Fund II). The review concluded ...

WT Financial enters JV with Merchant Wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... support external acquisitions. "Entrepreneurial practices are increasingly looking for our support in facilitating M&A activity as the profession continues to modernise and evolve to a more corporatised model," Cullen said. "This JV heralds a new era ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The total cost to keep APRA's enforcement activity going is set to be $243 million in the 2026 financial year, with the superannuation industry taking up about 30% of this amount. Super funds have been allocated $72.9 million to fund APRA's operations ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... past 12 months - it will continue to seek growth and expansion in capacity and capability through both M&A and organic activity, EWM said. Commenting, EWM chief executive Greg Cook said the recent mergers have enhanced the firm's operational and cost ...

Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... "It will also support the sustainability of the tax profession by increasing the ease of re-entry for tax and business activity statement agents who take career breaks," the government said. It said this will increase receipts by an estimated $47 million ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... for market integrity, investor outcomes and confident, informed participation in the financial system even at levels of activity that do not pose risks to financial stability," ASIC explained. Recent reporting around Metrics Credit Partners and Count ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... also credited Mead with reshaping Australian Unity through more than $1 billion of merger, divestment, and acquisition activity. Divestments included the sale of its pharmacy and general insurance businesses, the $155.5 million offload of Grand United ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... contact, FIIG was unaware of the breach, despite having also received numerous firewall email alerts flagging suspicious activity, the regulator said. In total, about 385GB of confidential data was stolen and some 18,000 clients were impacted. ASIC said ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence of "nefarious" activity. Anti-hawking laws were legislated in 2021 to prohibit unsolicited sales and cold calling, which tend to lead to "poor consumer ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... February 13, which guarantees three days of subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) and effectively removes the activity test for all families. The bill not only aims to make ECEC accessible and affordable, but also encourages mothers' ...