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WT Financial takes majority stake in TNT Advisor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... Higgins, together with chief executive Dela Dzadey, will collectively retain 30% and remain actively involved in the business. TNT will retain its identity while the partnership will provide it with additional resources to expand its experienced Australian ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has warned while a dramatic cut in headline migration figures might be seductive, changes at scale will have a spillover in the economy including the labour market. The government's immigration ...

Actuaries Institute launches AI risk management guide

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... general-purpose and enterprise-wide AI systems, where the same underlying model may be used in different ways in different business contexts, each creating distinct risks." The report recommends the three lines of defence model, with the first line being ...

Australian instos inject $705m into Nuveen strategy

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... secured unitranche and subordinated loans to European middle and upper middle market companies. The portfolio focuses on business in non-cyclical and defensive sectors, providing Australian investors with access to European private credit at scale. Nuveen ...

Macquarie names new wrap platform lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... has taken on the role, and will be responsible for the strategy, growth and management of Macquarie's wrap platform business. She was most recently the head of managed accounts for nearly three years at the company, and the head of wealth platform ...

Invesco APAC head to retire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... broader global franchise. Invesco president and chief executive Andrew Schlossberg said Lo's legacy extended beyond the business itself. "Andrew's legacy is measured not only by the business he helped build, but by the people he developed, the relationships ...

KKR to pocket $24bn from USI sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $24 billion (US$17bn). USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting business across risk, employee benefits and retirement solutions, and boast more than 10,500 team members operating across close to 200 ...

Australian Unity to wind down Platypus AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... down Platypus Asset Management, its wholly owned Australian equities fund manager, following a strategic review of the business. Australian Unity chief executive, wealth and capital markets, Balaji Gopal said the business undertook a detailed strategic ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... Islamic Super and Pension products will be terminated as a fallout from Equity Trustees ditching the superannuation trustee business. The latter, however, says otherwise. Hejaz Islamic Super had 2600 members and more than $98 million in retirement savings ...

Sequoia revokes dividends, chief financial officer exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... exodus puts pressure on its revenue. In addition, the group announced its chief financial officer Lizzie Tan has left the business, marking the most recent departure after chief executive Gary Crole left in July and Michael Ryan stepped down as chair ...