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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has acquired Queensland financial advice firm Asset Partners Private Wealth. Robina-based Asset Partners Private Wealth was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Illinois-headquartered AJG. The advice firm previously ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Ironbark will consolidate 15 businesses under a new single brand, Ironbark Financial Group. The parent company will operate sub-brands that include Ironbark Advice, Ironbark Private Wealth and Ironbark Investment Solutions. Ironbark Advice encompasses ...

Influx of data weighing on legacy systems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
As asset managers are inundated with an influx of data daily, Macquarie Group principal engineer Ranjit Singh told the 2026 AM Tech Day event in Sydney that legacy systems are standing in the way. Singh said legacy systems create a multitude of challenges ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group said it is in "advanced discussions" with an unnamed buyer interested in taking over InterPrac Financial Planning. Updating shareholders on the future of InterPrac, Sequoia said "discussions remain incomplete and there can be ...

AWAG appoints first head of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) named an inaugural head of advice. David Mazengarb is taking on the role after several years in consulting. Mazengarb previously held roles such as general manager - wealth management at Australian Wealth ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... Resolution Life respectively, have left the business. Craig Dunn serves as the group's chair, while Karen Malzard was named group chief risk officer. The FSU stated most of the redundancies "appear to have affected workers from the MLC Life side ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... underperformance rate of 40% - the lowest since 2013. Some 77% of the constituents in the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT outperformed. Goodman Group - which averaged 39.3% of the index's weighting - underperformed the benchmark by 21.5%. "Globally, stocks moved ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
L1 Group plans to raise up to $1 billion for the new L1 Gold Fund Limited and intends to list it on the ASX with the ticker code LGF. It has invited investors to apply for up to 500,000,000 shares at a price of $2 per share. It expects to commence trading ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... its investment menu with the launch of the cornerstone private markets managed portfolio in partnership with Invest Blue Group. "Through our partnership with Russell Investments and Ironbark and North, we have now co-designed, built, and launched a Private ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
Clime Investment Management is offloading its financial advice unit for $6.5 million to an unnamed group but will retain a 10% interest in the newly combined business. Clime Advice, which has $2 billion in funds under advice (FUA), will continue to ...