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Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month. The revised offer price of $22.07 is a 2% bump from its previous offer ...

ASIC seeks to wind up Capital Guard AU

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... help clients build robust portfolios." The company held an AFSL since 15 August 2017, however the previous financial services business was sold in 2024 to its current management. Capital Guard's website is now inactive. Victims on customer review platform ...

NAB-owned WealthHub cops $1m ASIC fine

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... Central to the breaches were repeated failures to correctly report Intermediary ID, which is the Australian financial services licence number used to identify the entity responsible for placing orders and trades through a market participant's trading ...

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... strong governance and regulatory integrity at a time where Australians are expected to ramp up engagement with financial services. "We needed to address questions about AI, risk, and member impact, and ensure there were appropriate guardrails and controls ...

Entireti names former Perpetual chief as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... Challenge. Entireti is the parent company of subsidiaries including Akumin, Fortnum Private Wealth, Personal Financial Services and Entireti Alliances. "We are excited to have Geoff join and lead the board at this pivotal time for Entireti," Entireti ...

Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... fees. Merhi allegedly used marketing companies to direct clients to his advice businesses, Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia. Between 2020 and 2024, clients were advised to invest some $296 million into the First Guardian Master Fund ...

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year. The financial services technology provider has updated its full year earnings guidance ahead of the announcement on August 12. It expects cash EBITDA ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Trive Financial Services Australia, after determining the company was no longer carrying on a financial services business in Australia. The ...

ASFA strengthens cyber security with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... 2025 to help them enhance their fraud controls. As cyber threats continue to increase, specifically around the financial services sector, experts have advised businesses to improve their security measures, not only to shield their digital infrastructure ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... Nina Scott-Toms has joined the super fund as chief of staff, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services sector. She joined from Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre, where she was the chief of staff and operations, responsible ...