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Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Based on observations and data from transactions in 2025, Centurion Market Makers' latest Practice Valuation Guide shows some businesses are selling for as much as 7.5x EBITDA. Centurion Market Makers said while some things have changed in recent years ...

Pengana awards investment mandate to Antipodes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment universe. It was proposed the LIC would borrow money to invest in private credit to boost performance, but the plan was rejected by shareholders. Under the new agreement, Antipodes will assist Pengana in managing the PIA investment portfolio ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2025 and 2.6% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "There was broad based economic growth in the quarter, with rises observed in a large ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has suspended expelling members in liquidation linked to the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. This means United Global Capital (UGC) and Next Generation Advice, which ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Corporation La Caisse CPP Investments HOOPP Investment Management Corporation of Ontario OMERS Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan PSP Investments Commenting, PSP Investments said there is fertile ground to bolster opportunities for investment between the ...

Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... nation in the coming years. The announcement follows Macquarie's acquisition of Hanam Data Centre in August 2024 and its plan to develop a data centre campus worth over $240 million in Sydney last year. Under a joint venture between South Korea's Gabia ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... should treat gender equality like their other business goals. Do a detailed analysis to find the issues, create an action plan to address them and set targets to be accountable for ensuring progress happens," Wooldridge said Commenting on the small improvement ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... funds, and legislate to prevent related-party transactions and related-party investments in defined circumstances. Compliance plan standards should be raised and clearly defined while MIS recurrent and real-time reporting to ASIC should be introduced. ...