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Janus Henderson says Victory deal could leave it 'gravely damaged'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... pressure on synergies and integration risk. If Victory is unable to achieve its target synergies, the combined company would bear even higher leverage and risk increased borrowings costs," Janus Henderson added. It said Victory Capital has not adequately ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
First Super has appointed an interim head of investments as it searches for a permanent replacement. Chris Artis, the former chief investment officer of the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF), has joined the industry fund in the ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... so heavily integrated into business processes that you just can't get rid of it that quickly," he said. "You have to bear in mind one company's spending is another company's revenue, so everyone benefits. That is indeed why we are seeing ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... come back to financial services, but it's something which I'm all too aware of in my day-to-day job, and I think it does bear out some of these lessons." Mulino said there is a "coordination challenge" between different regulators of the financial services ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said "cutting taxes, providing cost-of-living relief and getting the budget in better nick" are his priorities as the government turns its attention to the 2026 Federal Budget. "Our responsible economic management was brought ...

Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... report revealed that instead, they hit the American economy itself. The Kiel Institute found importers and consumers in the US bear 96% of the tariff burden. Although the US government intended the tariffs to target foreign businesses, the policy actually ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
There was no shortage of news impacting the financial advice community this year, with advisers bearing the brunt of negative sentiment in the wake of First Guardian and Shield collapses. But there were some bright spots throughout the year, including ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... with a key design principle being that parts of the financial services system from which the consumer harms had arisen would bear that cost. "The government would be breaching that principle by forcing millions of everyday Australians who are members ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... special levy across all sub-sectors. Last week, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino acknowledged that no one wants to bear the consequences of the collapsed schemes at the FAAA Congress, but reiterated that failures occurred at multiple levels ...