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Acclaim Wealth appoints head of distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Acclaim Wealth has appointed Tony Smith as head of distribution. Smith will lead Acclaim's distribution strategy, adviser engagement initiatives and business development activities nationally, with a focus on supporting existing adviser relationships ...

Aperio joins Akumin

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Melbourne-based advisory firm Aperio Financial Services has switched licensees and joined Akumin as demand grows among advice practices for support to scale operations and improve efficiency. Aperio, which has advised families, business owners and young ...

Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... economy. The bill also bans the use of co-worker non-solicitation clauses for all employees, irrespective of income. The current law exists to protect 'legitimate business interest' of employers, resulting in the need to restrain a worker from moving ...

LGT Wealth Management hires five advisers from rival

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
LGT Wealth Management Australia has expanded its Syndey private client advisers' team with five senior hires from UBS Wealth Management. Michael Marr, Sean Carroll Seamus quick, Stephen Cabot and Patrick Armitage join as senior investment advisers. ...

Pengana takes WAM feud over PIA to Takeovers Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
Pengana Capital Group is again attempting to thwart the Wilson Asset Management-led board's share buyback and increased ownership in the Pengana International Equities LIC (PIA), hoping the Takeovers Panel will intervene. Pengana is seeking to prevent ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Macquarie's board has rejected KPMG as its auditor starting 2027 and will instead proceed with incumbent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This comes after Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was grilled at the August 14 parliamentary hearing over the ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Commonwealth Bank (CBA), together with Colonial First State Investments (CFSI) and Avanteos Investments, have agreed to settle the long-running Interest Rates Class Action for $249 million but deny wrongdoing. The class action spearheaded by Slater ...

FAAA welcomes 'widow's tax' changes in CGT, negative gearing reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... separately titled, for granny flats and secondary dwellings For CGT adjustments, the FAAA said the detailed explanation of the new law spans a chain of gross-up and removal mechanisms, each requiring capital gains to be recalculated to strip out indexation ...

Second bidder emerges for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
Following TPG Global's initial bid for Equity Trustees' holding company last week, a local investor has joined with an improved offer. EQT Holdings (ASX: EQT) has received a proposal from BGH Capital to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in ...

First Guardian victims advance in case against InterPrac

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Two victims of the First Guardian Master Fund linked to InterPrac Financial Planning, who collectively lost $465,000, have won a small victory in the Federal Court. Justice Beach on August 13 ordered InterPrac to pay the sums, which were calculated ...