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Why advisers should enter world of exit planning

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
With more Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many business owners are urgently looking for the exit but finding they've left their planning too late. Their dilemma is a ripe opportunity for financial advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, Exit ...

GCI Funds raises $125m for second strategic capital fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Australian mid-market private credit asset manager GCI Funds has successfully raised $125 million for the launch of its second fund in its strategic capital series - the Strategic Capital Fund 2 - after raising $100 million for the first product in ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Magellan Financial Group will take its current 36% ownership in Barrenjoey Capital Partners all the way, inking a deal worth $906 million to merge the two firms. Under the new entity, Brian Benari will become the group chief executive. Sophia Rahmani ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
KKR will acquire Arctos Partners, the largest institutional investor in professional sports franchises, and a provider of asset management solutions for sponsors. The transaction is valued at US$1.4 billion. An additional US$550 million in future equity ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Janus Henderson is being acquired for $11.1 billion (US$7.4bn) and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following the completion of the transaction. New York-based Trian Fund Management and venture capital firm General Catalyst Group ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and securities to retail and wholesale clients. It was founded by the UK-based entrepreneur Greg Secker in 2003; he is currently the founder of Greg Secker Foundation, and owner of Knowledge to Action and Capital ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The government is inviting industry feedback on its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the ...

Vale Rupert Smoker

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... Trustees said. In tributes, Smoker was described by friends and former colleagues as a true gentleman and inspirational entrepreneur, with a wicked sense of humour and someone who made a lasting contribution to the sector. Smoker's funeral service ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Family offices say they remain committed to sustainable investments despite ongoing political and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...