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Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... simple belief that when independent advisers have better technology and lower prices, they can do their best work and bring high-quality advice to more people." "Vanguard shares our conviction in that mission, and their trusted investment expertise and ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards. In her the role, Waller will lead the association's professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Perpetual Group recorded "stable" revenue of $1.4 billion in FY26, as growth was affected by lower asset and wealth management revenue. Operating revenue of $1.4 billion was stable year-on-year, with revenue growth reflected by its corporate trust division ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... would provide a succession pathway while preserving the business's existing relationships and leadership. "SEQ has built a high-quality advice business serving regional and metropolitan Queensland clients, with a strong record of growth, adviser development ...

Vanguard adds floating rate ETF, managed fund to product suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Vanguard has launched an Australian floating rate bond index strategy, available through both an ETF and a managed fund format. The Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF (ASX: VFLT) has been listed on the ASX, and became the firm's first ...

Half of Australians lack retirement plan: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Vanguard. The 2026 How Australia Retires report, based on a survey of more than 1800 adults, found retirement planning is not high on Australians' list of priorities despite it being one of the strongest drivers of financial confidence. More specifically ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Property developer Bathla Group went into voluntary administration yesterday, raising fears that investors will pull back from private credit funds exposed to the sector. In response, MA Financial has introduced a temporary monthly redemption limit ...

AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... of our Global Strategic Core Equities ETF earlier this year, adding an emerging markets strategy gives investors another high-quality, actively managed building block in a convenient, transparent and liquid vehicle," Moore said. Moore said emerging markets ...