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Perpetual rejects EQT bid again as growth continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected EQT's latest $22.50 share takeover proposal, saying it does not reflect the value of the business, while agreeing to provide the private equity group with limited access to non-public information to determine whether it can ...

Warakirri names head of wholesale

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Warakirri Asset Management has appointed a head of wholesale to lead the expansion of its market presence and relationships with consultants, key dealer groups and platforms. Emmanuel (Mani) Papakonstantinos has stepped into the role, reporting to head ...

Netwealth tightens trustee oversight with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Netwealth has created a new role to strengthen its trustee oversight, governance, and member-focused leadership capability. Mel Jose has joined Netwealth as general manager, office of the trustee, leading the existing office of the trustee team and ...

The advice opportunity for medical professionals: NAB

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Research from NAB Private Wealth highlighted that despite an exceptional income potential transpiring for medical professionals, they have one of the "shortest" windows to build wealth, making professional advice a key component to building long-term ...

AustralianSuper appoints co-heads of Australian equities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
AustralianSuper has appointed Andrew Smith and Luke Smith as co-heads of Australian equities, effective immediately. Both have been jointly leading the Australian equities team on an interim basis following Shaun Manuell's appointment as chief investment ...

EQT AB lifts Perpetual bid to $22.50 a share

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
EQT AB has again upped its takeover bid for Perpetual, raising the offer price to $22.50. The private equity firm put in a revised offer price yesterday, which represents a 2% increase on the previous $22.07-per-share proposal announced in mid-July ...

ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
ASIC has stepped up enforcement against self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors, acting against 64 practitioners during the 2025-26 financial year amid concerns over compliance and professional standards across the sector. The corporate regulator ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
New data indicates the impact of the limited resources borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) ban for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) may have been underestimated, which will affect a market significantly larger than what officials suggested, with major implications ...

IFM acquires shopping centre portfolio for $300m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
IFM Investors has acquired a shopping centre portfolio to be developed and built by Australian-owned developer-builder Oreana with a value of approximately $300 million, as it seeks to harness a surge in convenience-based shopping. The portfolio of ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...