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Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Investors in Mercer's Passive Global Listed Property Fund and Cash Fund have been hit with unit pricing errors. The Passive Global Listed Property Fund reported incorrect unit prices between 8 December 2025 to 5 February 2026 and 10 February 2026 ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Magellan Financial shareholders have approved the takeover of Barrenjoey at an implied valuation of $1.6 billion. Magellan first announced the merger in early March, noting Brian Benari will become the group chief executive under the new entity. Sophia ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
GESB's chief corporate services officer has left the fund after just one year in the role. Anthony Cribb joined GESB last year in the newly created executive position, tasked with overseeing the GESB corporate services business unit, including legal ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Despite a slight improvement in retirement sentiment, Challenger believes better access of financial education among older Australians, particularly regarding lifetime income stream strategies, will be beneficial to retirees. The third annual Challenger ...

ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Former financial adviser Rhys Reilly has been banned from working in financial services for 10 years for "serious misconduct" in which he flogged the First Guardian Master Fund in return for conflicted remuneration. ASIC's investigation into Reilly ...

Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Blackstone will acquire a significant minority stake in Rowan Digital Infrastructure, a Quinbrook founded platform delivering customised hyperscale data centres built for the energy transition. Quinbrook is a Queensland-based specialist investment manager ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
SMSF Adviser Network (SAN) has closed its doors and subsequently seen its entire fleet of 85 advisers delisted from ASIC's financial adviser register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Financial services consultant Ben Walsh has called out concerns with Treasury's super switching consultation, saying parts of it miss the mark. Walsh said the consultation focuses on "the 'switch' as the point of failure" while ignoring a "massive 'user ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Benjamin Godfrey, the former director and responsible manager of ISG Financial Services Limited (ISG). ASIC suspended ISG's AFSL in July 2022 after it found it failed to meet statutory audit and financial reporting lodgement obligations. ...