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Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration. Total assets under ...

Gas transition to take 'decades rather than years': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said as the pace of decarbonisation moderates, natural gas is increasingly recognised as an important component of the global energy mix. "The practical reality is that gas is likely to play a transitional ...

Workplace mental ill-health can cost Australia $27bn: Report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Workplace mental health issues are directly costing the Australian economy $12 billion per annum in lost gross domestic product (GDP), with the cost set to rise by more than 125% over the next 15 years in excess of $27 billion a year. New research from ...

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator received nearly 2000 tip offs from whistleblowers in the last financial year, a whopping 183% jump annually, the majority of which relate to corporate and governance issues. ASIC highlights in its newly published annual report ...

HUB24 platform inflows drop 23% to $4bn in Q1

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
HUB24's platform net inflows fell 23% to $4 billion in the September quarter, down from $5.2 billion a year earlier. Flows have now held near the $4 billion mark for three consecutive quarters, after peaking at $5.6 billion in the December 2025 quarter. ...

AFSL specialist snags Entireti head of advice risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Self-licensing firm My Dealer Services (MDS) has welcomed a senior risk and compliance director, as it continues to expand self-licencing initiatives while restructuring roles within the business. Viki Whitehead has joined as advice and Australian financial ...

Robeco pitches Enhanced Indexing strategy to instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Robeco has launched a new systematic strategy for institutional investors, designed to manage the Australian index's overconcentration in banks and miners. Robeco's Enhanced Indexing strategy for equities is benchmarked against the S&P/ASX 300. The ...

Mercer reshapes fund manager lineup for fixed income strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Mercer Australia has halved the number of fixed income fund managers in its sovereign bond fund strategy, retaining just Challenger Life and Macquarie Investment Management. From December 1, Jamieson Coote Asset Management and Schroders Investment Management ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
TAL Daiichi Life Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japan's Daiichi Life Group, said it has submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to the board of Challenger with a takeover offer. The offer is for TAL to acquire the remaining 79.5% of ordinary ...

Pacific Equity Partners acquires FleetPartners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) will acquire ASX-listed FleetPartners for around $1 billion, after a bidding war with Japan-based Orix and Sumitomo Corporation. Under the deal, SG Fleet Management - a mobility solutions provider owned and controlled by ...