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Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... through the firm's Australia New Zealand Diversified Infrastructure Fund. The launch marks the first time Australian advised retail and wholesale investors will be able to access Igneo's private infrastructure capability, which has until now been available ...

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund. As the firm looks for a replacement, Mercer Pacific chief financial officer Court Haas has been appointed as interim chief ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... industrials, advanced manufacturing, defence, and aerospace are other thematics we are investing behind," Ng said. Educating the retail world Private equity has always been a hard asset class for retail investors to access due to the size of the deals. ...

KKR injects $400m into Ampol

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... chain in Australia that encompasses the Lytton refinery in Queensland, a national network of terminals and pipelines, and a retail footprint of approximately 1700 sites. "Ampol is an established, strong investment-grade business with a long operating ...

ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... industry-wide review. After ASIC identified serious shortcomings in the company's processes, Trive agreed to stop onboarding new retail clients in April 2025. The regulator said improving outcomes for consumers investing in high-risk financial products ...

SS&C to accept digital cash for tokenised investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... Australian financial service licence (AFSL). Swyftx was the latest to join the lineup, which allowed the exchange to handle retail derivatives, basic deposit products and NCP facility authorisations. Coinbase and OKX currently hold a similar AFSL. Further ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management ANZ chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... Management in 2017. He was responsible for the local operation's overall business strategy, institutional, wholesale and retail distribution, client servicing, product development, marketing, as well as legal and compliance. Grybas also served as ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... delivered 9.46% returns whereas Cbus default Growth (MySuper) option delivered a 9.25% return for members this financial year. Retail super fund Mercer's default option SmartPath provider slightly better returns between 10% to 10.6% for the same period ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... investment scams, particularly those exploiting trusted brands or purporting to offer fixed-income or bond products to retail investors."

ASIC makes first move since putting private credit on notice

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... market watchdog has recently ramped up its scrutiny on private credit, focused on "poor private credit practices including retail private credit funds". The heightened monitorisation highlights a fund's transparency, governance, valuation practices ...