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Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
Clime Investment Management is selling its separately managed accounts (SMA) products and some managed funds for about $7.7 million to an unnamed party. The cash transaction is subject to platform consent, due diligence and completed documentation. ...

Sequoia abandons InterPrac sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
Following ASIC's concerns over the transaction, Sequoia Financial Group tore up the agreement to sell InterPrac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying the two parties failed to satisfy all the conditions within the required timeframe. ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his new retirement savings plan, inspired by Australia's superannuation system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government designed a plan "that's something pretty close or in the direction of the ...

NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... event in Sydney last night, NEOS took home the 2026 Life Insurance Award for Excellence in Adviser Service, presented by Financial Standard. NEOS was selected as the winner following an online survey of financial advisers, licensees and support staff ...

M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... advice platform, which isn't a "scattergun" approach, AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett said. Speaking with Financial Standard, Barrett said there are specific components and criteria that need to be ticked off before a deal can proceed ...

JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... as the world in which it operates changes, with client and regulatory expectations on the rise. As first reported by Financial Standard, Wacher recently stepped down as chief investment officer, Asia Pacific at Morningstar Investment Management and chair ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... perpetrator's actions are found to have directly caused the death. SMC argued this creates a serious gap in the system, allowing financial gain from harmful behaviour. In a submission to Treasury, the group backed the introduction of a clear rule that ...

Australia's economic growth lays far beyond capitals

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... city and state can possess a wide range of different opportunities and characteristics for future growth. Speaking to Financial Standard, Wingate Group co-head of private wealth Joel Rosen explained the current dynamics between different locations across ...

Rainmaker Information hires from APRA

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... including superannuation, investment management, platforms, managed accounts, model portfolios, retirement solutions and financial advice under one roof. It's a breadth that's genuinely rare, and underpinned by an incredibly strong depth of data, coupled ...

ASX announces interim chief executive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... leadership continuity during the transition period, with Yip bringing more than two decades of experience across global financial markets. He joined ASX in 2023 and has held senior roles spanning capital markets operations and strategy. Lofthouse, who ...