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Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Quinbrook has expanded its Australian arm with the appointment of a new managing director and legal head. Tim Horneman has been appointed as managing director, Australia, reporting to chief executive Brian Restall, and will help grow and execute the ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
To ensure clients end up with a comfortable retirement, financial advisers prioritise providing a solid plan and boosting their superannuation literacy, a survey shows. Polling the audience at the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on the government to urgently prioritise regulatory reform to address the growing burden of red tape that is stifling productivity and economic growth. The ACCI released a report, Path ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) came under fire for overlooking the role government spending, which recently peaked again, has played in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

New vertical integration model to sprout in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
A new type of vertical integration will emerge in the financial advice sector in 2026, while an oligopoly of two providers will dominate the platforms market, Finura predicts. Finura's Australian Wealth Tech Predictions report for the year ahead ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation is the "most severe risk" that will herald a new phase of volatility over the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital (I Squared) launched a next-generation independent power producer (IPP), ANZA Power. Combining diversified clean energy sources, including renewables, batteries and natural gas, ANZA Power delivers reliable ...