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Sequoia delays dividend amid InterPrac sale uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

... dividend was previously delayed pending the proposed sale of InterPrac to Conquest Investment Partners; however, the sale agreement was ditched May 1 following ASIC's concerns over the transaction. At the time, Sequoia said the two parties failed to ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... funds under management. The two funds first announced plans to explore a merger in July last year, signed a Heads of Agreement in October and executed the SFT on April 30. "This merger is a significant achievement in the history of Aware Super and TelstraSuper ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... business groups, unions and community leaders. He said one of the clearest outcomes from those discussions was widespread agreement that existing policy settings were failing younger Australians. While refusing to disclose modelling or confirm whether ...

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026

... trustee, custody and debt capital markets services to its administration offering in Australia and select APAC areas. The agreement covers about $32 billion in assets. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Alter Domus opened its Sydney office in 2015 ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... offered by Openmarkets. The new business comes as Openmarkets plans to list on the Nasdaq. Earlier this year it signed an agreement with special purpose acquisition companies Lake Superior Acquisition Corp to merge. The deal represented an estimated ...

Pinnacle, National Pension Service of Korea up stake in Metrics

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... to about $100.5 million, with 75% payable on completion and the remaining 25% paid out 12 months from the date of the agreement. Founded in 2011, Pinnacle first took a stake in Metrics in 2018. At the end of 2025, Metrics had $36.7 billion in funds under ...

Pengana plots AI-focused LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026

... Pengana had $3.6 billion in assets under management, down 9% from the end of December. Pengana recently entered into an agreement with Antipodes Partners to assist with the management of the Pengana International Equities (PIA) portfolio.

Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026

... LAM manages about $379 billion of client assets globally. Parent company Lazard announced last week it entered into an agreement to acquire Campbell Lutyens, a global private markets adviser focused on fund placement, secondary advisory, and general ...

Sequoia abandons InterPrac sale

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026

Following ASIC's concerns over the transaction, Sequoia Financial Group tore up the agreement to sell InterPrac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying the two parties failed to satisfy all the conditions within the required timeframe. ...

APRA finalises CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026

... infrastructures. An exemption will also be granted if the arrangement uses standardised terms or is not documented in a formal agreement. "The exemption applies only to the specified CPS 230 contractual requirements. All other CPS 230 requirements continue ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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