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Paul Chiodo sues Shield-linked City Built, director for $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... purchasing luxury vehicles such as a Lamborghinis and Maseratis. The "defendants were enriched by receiving money, payment of purchase prices or deposits, payment of mortgage liabilities, properties, vehicles, trust assets, investment assets or other ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... insurance, compared to 42% globally. Forty-two percent of Australians discontinue their policy within three years of purchase, with nearly one in three (27%) doing so due to the lack of understanding of benefits and liquidity options as key reasons. ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... client's life at exactly the right moment, specifically, in scenarios involving significant decision-making, like a home purchase, the loss of loved ones and other major life events. However, he says it is simply impossible to do that right now because ...

Australian economy growth 'stronger than expected'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... discretionary spending led to the rise in consumption, with nearly half of the increase coming from higher growth in the purchase of vehicles. "There were record sales of electric and hybrid vehicles as more households looked to lower ongoing operating ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... exchanges and to companies based in Indonesia. He retained some funds that he used for personal purposes, including the purchase of a car. The investors were predominately individuals planning for or in retirement who believed that their funds would ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... and competition in the mortgage market. The government swiftly passed legislation to ban SMSFs from accessing LRBAs to purchase residential properties last month, which will come into effect on August 10. However, preliminary data provided by the members ...

IFM acquires shopping centre portfolio for $300m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
IFM Investors has acquired a shopping centre portfolio to be developed and built by Australian-owned developer-builder Oreana with a value of approximately $300 million, as it seeks to harness a surge in convenience-based shopping. The portfolio of ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... determinations. These related to complaints about inappropriate financial advice involving the establishment of SMSFs to purchase property. The unpaid determinations left affected consumers out of pocket and ultimately resulted in compensation being ...

Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... capable of generating resilient long-term returns. Head of investment and capital transactions Pete Carstairs said the purchase represented high-conviction investment in one of Australia's premier office markets. "100 Market Street is a high-quality ...

TA Associates sells Russell Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
Russell Investments marks another change in ownership as private equity firm TA Associates announced it will sell the fund manager to a B Capital-led consortium that includes CalPERS. TA Associates, together with Reverence Capital Partners (RCP), will ...