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FY26 ASX listings sat below five-year average

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... companies listing on ASX continued to improve, reinforcing the relevance of Australia's market on the global stage and the appeal of its sophisticated investor base, including the country's $4.4 trillion superannuation system." He also highlighted the ...

Qualitas bolsters RE private equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... senior roles at construction firm Multiplex and Dalrymple-Hay & Co. Commenting on his appointment, Butler explained the appeal of the current real estate and private equity markets in Australia. "I am excited by the opportunity to join the team, grow ...

Singaporean VC snags Natixis head of distribution

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... Mutual, AMP Capital, Colonial First State, Commonwealth Bank, Snelleman Tom, and Esdale Sinclair. Guthrie described the appeal of joining the venture capital firm in an announcement on LinkedIn. "After spending the past two weeks with the team in Singapore ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... prospects for asset management are not straightforward. "It's likely that the wealth and corporate trustee arms offer more appeal to EQT, while it would look to stabilise asset management, divest segments and capitalise on still high-income generation," ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... has scored a partial win in reducing ASIC's five-year ban on providing personal financial advice to three years upon appeal. Henry was initially banned by ASIC while he worked at MWL Financial Services over advice failures linked to recommendations ...

Kudu continues Australian expansion with fresh investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... our clients, and that will not change." Meanwhile, Kudu co-chief investment officer and partner Chris Shin explained the appeal of the transaction and why Australia continues to position itself as a prime opportunity for wealth management expansion. ...

Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial. Justices Derrington, Halley, and McEvoy were hearing ASIC's appeal against a previous finding of the Federal Court that a "pre-existing condition" term used in a range of products issued by ...

Passive ETFs continue to dominate domestic market

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... attracted almost nine dollars in every ten dollars of combined active and index ETF net flows. That speaks to the enduring appeal of indexing and the role index ETFs now play as core portfolio building blocks." While active ETFs have also grown from ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
ASIC has banned Brett Newbound of Victoria, a financial adviser and the sole director of Freedom Wealth Services, which has subsequently lost its Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to ASIC, Newbound was found to have forged client ...

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has successfully appealed a ruling against Block Earner in relation to its fixed-yield digital asset-related product (Earner), which was previously not deemed a financial product. The High Court of Australia has unanimously found that Earner was ...