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ASX reshapes executive leadership team

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASX has announced changes to its executive leadership team as the exchange progresses a broader transformation and renewal program under new managing director and chief executive officer Anthony Attia. The changes include new leadership across finance ...

Alceon makes first investment with new PE strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Alceon has acquired a majority stake in an Australian-based Microsoft partner via its recently launched private equity fund. The Private Equity Access Fund was launched earlier this year, targeting founder-led lower mid-market companies generating $5 ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... costs a homeowner couple $1513 a week, while a single homeowner requires $1075. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahuntry said the Age Pension provided an essential safety net but was not intended to fund the retirement lifestyle many Australians aspire to. ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Financial advisers could soon spend less time piecing together clients' histories and more time acting on them, as Marloo launches an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that searches entire client books alongside new research showing consumers are increasingly ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... directly for up to three years. However, research by SMC showed taxpayers would have to fund an extra $14,000 in lifetime Age Pension payments for every median full-time worker aged 25 for three years under One Nation's policy. Additionally, a median ...

Super turns a safety-net retirement into a comfortable one: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... Standard, which found that super remains key to comfortable retirement. For a single homeowner, it costs $1076 a week. The full Age Pension covers around 60% of a comfortable retirement for a couple and around 56% for a single. "The Age Pension is a ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
The passage of Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 overnight will amend how levies are collected under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and pay compensation to eligible victims more quickly. The package of reforms was passed by both houses ...

JOHCM taps Northern Trust for outsourced trading

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Perpetual's J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has appointed Northern Trust as its sole outsourced trading provider, extending the investment manager's access to global markets, liquidity and broker networks. The appointment will support trading ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... SMSFs that were wound up, Class found they had been in operation for an average of 18.1 years with members having an average age of 68.7 years. The proportion of Class SMSFs recording adviser fees remained broadly stable at 25.1% in the 2025 financial ...

First Super appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
First Super has appointed a new chief executive who was part of LUCRF Super's leadership team for 18 years. Tim Kennedy will commence in the new role on October 5. He recently served as the national secretary of the United Workers Union (UWU), which ...