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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 ...

Rest 'diversifies its diversifiers' with US neighbourhood malls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Rest has invested US$250 million in the US Cities Retail Fund (USCRF), managed by Nuveen Real Estate, broadening its exposure to retail property. USCRF invests in neighbourhood shopping centres in major US markets. Rest head of real assets for investments ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... Wealth includes Avanti Financial Group, Lifewealth Group among others; and Ironbark Investment Solutions holds Ironbark Asset Management. "Bringing our businesses together under a single brand will make it easier for clients and partners to understand ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... dropping the price to $1.80 as of March 17. Established in 2000, Pepper Money provides residential home loans, as well as asset finance, commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential home loans. Pepper Money ...

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 ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
ASIC is seeking feedback on options for increasing the net tangible assets (NTA) requirement for responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes. In addition, ASIC is looking at increasing the NTA requirements that apply to other fund ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... resilient results in the first half of 2025, global equity active funds lost ground in the second half. These funds had an asset-weighted average return of 9.6% versus the 13.3% gain in the S&P World Index (AUD). Over longer timeframes, underperformance ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... reach a broader pool of retail investors, it said. L1 Group formed last year through the merger L1 Capital and Platinum Asset Management. The newly formed entity reported a rise in total funds under management ( FUM) to $17.6 billion across its strategies ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... North added the next advent for managed portfolios will see more practices shift towards providing access to non-traditional asset classes like private markets that can offer greater sources of return and diversification. North recently expanded its ...