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Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Former investment manager Rodney Forrest has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management shares. In August 2024, Forrest secretly accessed the computer ...

Longreach Capital strengthens private wealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... further strengthen our on-the-ground presence," Longreach Capital Advisors founding partner Andrew King said. Since its launch 18 months ago, Longreach Alternatives has grown from approximately $3 billion to over $5 billion in assets under management ...

IFS unveils new pathway for industry super fund advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... resources and partnerships with industry super funds made available from the program. To ensure a measured rollout, IFS will launch 20 licensed spots during the initial phase. An Expression of Interest (EOI) process will run throughout next month, with ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Netwealth said its APRA-mandated investment governance overhaul is underway and is being led at the executive level. This was part of its agreement with ASIC in December under which it said it will repay $101 million to super members who accessed the ...

MA Financial backs FundBox's Australian expansion with $100m facility

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... and contributes to its US$2 billion annual global funding capacity. As part of its entry into the region, Fundbox will launch a digital-first capital tools. "We are excited to partner with Fundbox on this milestone transaction, supporting its expansion ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... Austria, and Switzerland. The fund raised $378 million in total, with about $86 million coming from Akademiker Pension. Its launch came in response to growing hostilities across Europe, the funds said, namely involving Russia.

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for Gilmour Space Technologies, a homegrown company developing orbital launch vehicles. The Series E funding round was led by the NRFC (investing $75 million) and Hostplus, with co-investors including ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Sydney-based executive has joined Partners Group as the global head of special opportunities to oversee the business's latest offering. Partners Group has launched a special opportunities strategy, dubbed a complementary program alongside private ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... end of 2025. Net inflows in the last quarter alone hit a record of $5.6 billion. In November, TAL partnered with HUB24 to launch a lifetime retirement solution in the first half of 2026. The unnamed product is said "to meet the requirements of an innovative ...

Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Spain is launching a sovereign wealth fund to extend the stimulus of the NextGenerationEU funds that saw it through COVID-19. The new fund, to be named 'Spain Grows', will primarily invest in sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation ...