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Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... investment is a strong vote of confidence in our differentiated approach and our ability to execute complex projects at scale - particularly where power availability, accelerated timelines, and community alignment are critical to success," Daitch said. ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... factors that influenced this [SAN's] decision, but you could conclude that the continuation to operate with a lack of scale becomes very difficult," Anderson said. "At an aggregate level, there will be less people providing SMSF advice as a result ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... on preventing harm before it occurs. "Dodgy lead generation sales practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest priority. The most effective way to do that is to target their revenue ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... extensive relationships Peters has established within the industry. "That's critical to what we're building," he said. "As we scale Investco and continue to help drive consolidation in the advice profession, execution discipline becomes everything, and ...

Charter Hall secures $1.2bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... under management growth and equity flows announced during FY26 and demonstrates Charter Hall's cross-sector expertise and scale across Australia's core real estate sectors." While the details of the portfolio are confidential, Charter Hall has several ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... risks committing billions to capacity that revenue cannot support. In an extreme scenario, if demand for the models doesn't scale to expectation, Amodei spoke of the risk of going bankrupt. Describing it as the "cone of uncertainty", he called the race ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... deductions. "The collapses of Shield and First Guardian have highlighted conduct where switching advice was provided at scale, facilitated by the availability of superannuation balances as a funding source for advice fees," Treasury said, adding that ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... feedback on implementing "a rules-based special levy 'waterfall' framework to respond more predictably to large-scale, investment-related losses arising from personal financial advice misconduct where costs exceed the annual sub-sector levy caps." ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... Challenger for facilities originated through the partnership. "This off-balance sheet capital partnership will enable BOQ to scale its equipment finance business and support more customers. There will be no impact on existing customers from the partnership ...