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Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... InterPrac over its failures to act in clients' best interests for recommending those products. ASIC found that Crole "was aware" of serious concerns regarding the representatives' financial advice model but failed to adequately respond to them. "Crole ...

CareSuper earns place among pension fund giants, ART breaks into top 20

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... $90 billion (US$65bn), both moved into the top 100, ranking 96th and 99th respectively. The Future Fund ranked 25th, while Aware Super took the 37th spot. CareSuper entered the top 300 following its merger with Spirit Super on 1 November 2024. WTW senior ...

Sports no longer a sponsorship opportunity for super funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... peers on sports sponsorships, which includes the Australian Football League, Richmond Tigers, Gold Coast Suns, and more. Aware Super, Cbus Super, and Equip Super are also heavily involved in various sports sponsorships. "But with thousands of Australians ...

APG tops up MaxCap mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... completed the acquisition of Lemvig Biogas in Denmark, marking BioticNRG's first investment outside the UK. In early 2026, Aware Super, APG and third institutional investor acquired a 31.3% stake in the restructured European Outlet Mall Venture (EOMV) ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Half of Australians lack retirement plan: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... charged on their superannuation account to a friend or family member. More than one-third of Australians were either not very aware or not at all aware that superannuation funds may charge multiple fees. When asked about the level of risk in their superannuation ...

Super-backed venture fund raises $1bn from global investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... investors including Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Schroders. The fund already has backing from Future Fund, Hostplus, Aware Super and HESTA. "HESTA has partnered closely with Blackbird for over six years, building investments in some of the ...

FS Power50 voting opens

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
Voting for Australia's most influential financial advisers in the 2026 Financial Standard Power50 is now open, with 122 advisers shortlisted for the annual ranking. The FS Power50 recognises advisers who demonstrate leadership and influence within ...

Briefcase names head of growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Briefcase has appointed a new head of growth as it looks to expand its tax-aware direct indexing and ETF model portfolio capabilities for its financial intermediary partners. In this new role, Michael Hasten will work with advisers, family offices ...